Ἀγασθῶ τινι

[if/when] I was amazed at someone, I was impressed by someone

Translated by Gregory Hays · 4 Jun 1999 · Vetting: high · 10 revisions

Translation

Meaning I would wonder at someone. Xenophon [writes]: "whenever I was impressed by any of the soldiers."¹

Ἀγασθῶ τινι· ἀντὶ τοῦ θαυμάσω τινά. Ξενοφῶν· ὅταν τινὶ ἀγασθῶ τῶν στρατιωτῶν.

Betacode

*)agasqw= tini: a)nti\ tou= qauma/sw tina/. *cenofw=n: o(/tan tini\ a)gasqw= tw=n stratiwtw=n.

Same entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha125 Theodoridis. The headword, extracted from the quotation given, is aorist subjunctive (first person singular) of a)/gamai.
cf. generally alpha 138, alpha 141, alpha 166, alpha 167.
1Xenophon, Cyropaedia 2.4.9 (web address 1).

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Revisions (10)

11 Jun 2024Catharine Rothtweaked headword translation
24 Jan 2021Catharine Rothcosmeticule
5 Apr 2015Catharine Rothtweaked link
18 Aug 2013David Whiteheadexpanded primary note
23 Dec 2011David Whiteheadaugmented notes; tweaks
26 Mar 2008Jennifer Benedictcosmeticule
3 Feb 2003David Whiteheadadded keywords; cosmetics
31 Oct 2001William HuttonAltered headword and translation for consistency with other entries, set status to low
4 Jun 1999Gregory Haystranslated