Ἀλέγοις
might you have a care for
Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Nov 2000Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀλέγοις· ἀρήγοις, βοηθοίης. ἀλέγοις δ' ἀνέρι καὶ πενίη. Ἀλέγω· σημαίνει καὶ τὸ οὐ φροντίζω. καὶ Ὅμηρος· οὐκ ἀλέγω, ὡς εἴ με γυνὴ βάλῃ.
Betacode
*)ale/gois: a)rh/gois, bohqoi/hs. a)le/gois d' a)ne/ri kai\ peni/h. *)ale/gw: shmai/nei kai\ to\ ou) fronti/zw. kai\ *(/omhros: ou)k a)le/gw, w(s ei)/ me gunh\ ba/lh|.
Notes (4)
- The headword might be extracted from the first quotation given, though ps.-Zonaras (see n. 1) does not give it, and in any event see n. 2.↩
- 1Similar glossing (second synonym only) in ps.-Zonaras. ↩
- 2An approximation of Greek Anthology 6.245.6 (where "poverty" is in the accusative case, not nominative as here, and the verb in question is -- as suggested by Salmasius (Claude de Saumaise, 1588-1653); cf. Gow and Page, vol. II, 268 -- more probably
a)le/kois "might you ward off"). The epigram, the sailor Diogenes's dedication of a promised object to one of the Kabeiroi (cf. kappa 6) during a storm at sea, is attributed to Diodorus; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 234-235; and vol. II, 267-268) and further extracts from this epigram at alpha 664, beta 390, lambda 183, and lambda 733. ↩- 3But only with the addition of a negative, as in the Homer passage about to be quoted. (The Suda has confused matters by presenting its scholion first.) ↩
- 4Homer, Iliad 12.389 (web address 1).
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- α664Ἀήτηςgale[Meaning] the wind. And just as h(gh/sw ["I will lead"] [is cognate with the noun] h(ghth/s ["leader"]; [and] poih/sw ["I will create"] [with] poihth/s ["creator"]; so it was necessary [to postulate the sequence] a)/w…
- α3839ἈρήγωI aidThe [verb that means] I help.
- β359ΒοηθῶI aid; I hasten to the battle cry[Used] with a dative. Also [sc. attested is] bohqoi/hs ["might you aid"], an optative.
- β390Βορᾶςof food, of prey[Meaning] of food or nourishment. But Borras [is] the wind, and it is declined Borra [in the genitive]; the nominative plural [is] Borrai. "Harsh north winds blowing." Also [sc. the declension occurs] Boreas, Boreou.…
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Revision history9 revisions · last 3 Dec 2018
- corrected attribution in n.2 — Ronald Allen
- expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keyword — Ronald Allen
- augmented notes — David Whitehead
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- upgraded link, other cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; betacode and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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- Translated — Jennifer Benedict