21-04-2016, 05:37 PM
What may be the most promising approach is to find an early Greek language copy of those Alexander stories (does any remain in existence?) and to check whether something looking like "oladabas" is mentioned nearby "anchiton" there.
"ola" is a valid Greek word meaning "all", "whole", and it also is used as part of composite words. Although the Groves dictionary does not mention "ola" per se, rather listing "olos" in that meaning (which suggests that "ola" in its standalone form may be a recent development or a word form), it provides many composites, like e.g. "olokarpoma" ("a whole burnt offering"), and many others.
But "dabas" (or is it "sabas"?) is a perfect riddle.
Taken together, "anchiton oladabas" looks like "anchiton all-xxx", where "xxx" should be substituted with the meaning of "dabas". Like "allmighty", "all-seeing", maybe "all-protecting" (?), and that sort of thing.
"ola" is a valid Greek word meaning "all", "whole", and it also is used as part of composite words. Although the Groves dictionary does not mention "ola" per se, rather listing "olos" in that meaning (which suggests that "ola" in its standalone form may be a recent development or a word form), it provides many composites, like e.g. "olokarpoma" ("a whole burnt offering"), and many others.
But "dabas" (or is it "sabas"?) is a perfect riddle.
Taken together, "anchiton oladabas" looks like "anchiton all-xxx", where "xxx" should be substituted with the meaning of "dabas". Like "allmighty", "all-seeing", maybe "all-protecting" (?), and that sort of thing.