patrol

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

v. trans.

P. and V. περιπολεῖν. The Syracusans were at once able to patrol the harbour without fear: P. οἱ Συρακόσιοι τὸν λιμένα εὐθύς παρέπλεον ἀδεῶς (Thuc. 7, 56). Absol., Ar. and P. ἐφοδεύειν (Xen.), Ar. κωδωνοφορεῖν. subs. Ar. and P. περίπολοι, οἱ. Commander of a patrol: P. περιπόλαρχος, ὁ.