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by peripatein » Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:55 pm
Dear members,
Would the following be a faithful literal translation of anax ton elaiophoron ochthon echo^n: a king in possession of the olive-bearing hill?
With hope of receiving any means of reply,
Peripatein.
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by annis » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:04 pm
In English "in possession of" sounds a bit legalistic, but the sense is correct.
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