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Polybius · The Histories §7.14d.1

Grammatical Gender and Location of Oricus

Passage 553 of 1311 · Greek

Summary

This section explains the grammatical gender of the place name Oricus as masculine and describes the geographic location of its inhabitants on the right side of the entrance to the Adriatic Sea.

§7.14d.1λέγεται ἀρσενικῶς, ὡς Πολύβιος ἑβδόμῳ· οἱ δὲ τὸν Ὠρικὸν κατοικοῦντες, οἳ καὶ πρῶτοι κεῖνται περὶ τὴν εἰσβολὴν [τὴν αδδ. ευστατη. ] πρὸς τὸν Ἀδρίαν ἐκ δεξιῶν εἰς2πλέοντι [στεπη.
It is spoken of in the masculine, as Polybius does in the seventh book; and those who inhabit Oricus, who are also situated first near the entrance [tὴν added by Eustath.] to the Adriatic on the right to one sailing in. [Steph.
βψζ. π. 709, 19 μειν. ετ ευστατη.
Byz. p. 709, 19 Mein. and Eustath.
ξομμεντ. 321 π. 273 μ. ; ϝ. λιϝ. χχιϝ, 40, 2].
Comment. 321 p. 273 M.; see Livy XXIV, 40, 2]

Notes

  1. 7.14d.1εἰς2πλέοντι — The word εἰς2πλέοντι, likely a typographical error for εἰσπλέοντι, is the dative masculine singular of the present participle εἰσπλέων. It functions as a dative of reference (dative of the person judging or viewpoint), meaning 'to one sailing in' or 'from the perspective of one entering by ship'.
  2. 7.14d.1ἑβδόμῳ — The dative case used here without the preposition ἐν indicates the book number, with the noun βίβλῳ or λόγῳ being omitted, meaning 'in the seventh book'.

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