Ἀμύνω σοι

I help you

Translated by Jennifer Benedict4 Oct 2000Vetting: high6 revisions

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[Meaning] I assist you.¹ But a)mu/nomai/ se ["I am revenged against you"], meaning I pay you back.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀμύνω σοι· βοηθῶ σοι. Ἀμύνομαι σε δέ, ἀντὶ τοῦ τιμωρῶ σε.

Betacode

*)amu/nw soi: bohqw= soi. *)amu/nomai se de/, a)nti\ tou= timwrw= se.

The basic meaning is "ward off." In the active, with a dative of interest, it means "protect, help." In the middle, it means "ward off from oneself, defend oneself against," frequently with the collateral notion of revenge (see LSJ s.v.).