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Ἀμφιγνοεῖ · is in two minds (α 1709) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near α1709

α1705casting-net
α1706ambiguity, amphiboly
α1707surrounded, in doubt
α1708drenched, sodden
α1709is in two minds
α1710doubly-lame, lame in both legs
α1711double-ended [things]
α1712two-edged
α1713bracelets, ankle-bracelets

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Ἀμφιγνοεῖ

is in two minds

Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Aug 2000Vetting: high9 revisions

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2 notes · 43 words

Translation

[Meaning he/she/it] is in doubt.¹
Agathias [writes]: "while they were being amazed and in two minds over why he might have done this".² Meaning, are in doubt.
To be in two minds, then,³ [is] not to know or to be at a loss.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀμφιγνοεῖ· ἀμφιβάλλει. Ἀγαθίας· καὶ ὅτου δὴ ἕνεκα τοῦτο δράσειεν ἀμφιγνοούντων. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀμφιβαλλόντων. Ἀμφιγνοεῖν οὖν ἀγνοεῖν ἢ ἐνδοιάζειν.

Betacode

*)amfignoei=: a)mfiba/llei. *)agaqi/as: kai\ o(/tou dh\ e(/neka tou=to dra/seien a)mfignoou/ntwn. a)nti\ tou= a)mfiballo/ntwn. *)amfignoei=n ou)=n a)gnoei=n h)\ e)ndoia/zein.

Notes (2)

[1] The headword (which must be quoted from somewhere) is third person singular, present indicative active, of a)mfignoe/w. Same or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha1310 Theodoridis.
2Agathias, Histories 1.13, p.42 Niebuhr. This fragment describes a moment in the Gothic War (535-554 CE), when the Byzantine general Narses (cf. nu 42 generally) freed hostages unharmed, perplexing the citizens of Luca (present-day Lucca, in central Italy); cf. Frendo (19-21) and for additional context see alpha 457. ↩
3This final part of the entry abridges Harpokration s.v., citing Lysias fr. 47 Sauppe (now 53 Carey OCT).

References

J.D. Frendo, trans., Agathias: The Histories, (Berlin 1975)

Linked from3 entries

α457Ἀδήλητοςunhurt[Meaning] undamaged, unharmed. Agathias [writes]: "and they appeared [...] both safe and unhurt." For dhlw= [means] I harm.
ε917Ἐλοιδορούμεθαwe were vituperating[Meaning] we were engaging in strife, such that out of competitiveness we turned to vituperation. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "we were vituperating each other over the name." Agathias [writes]: "and indeed all were…
ε1104Ἐναλλάγδηνcrosswise[Meaning] complicatedly. Agathias [writes]: "[Narses] brought the ambassadors into the arena with their hands crosswise and tightly bound behind their waist and their heads bent forward to the ground".

Neighbouring entries

α1707Ἀμφίβολοιsurrounded, in doubt α1708Ἀμφίβροχοςdrenched, sodden α1709Ἀμφιγνοεῖis in two minds α1710Ἀμφιγυήειςdoubly-lame, lame in both legs α1711Ἀμφιγυίοισινdouble-ended [things]

Revision history9 revisions · last 20 Sep 2023

20 Sep 2023geographical correction n.2 — Ronald Allen
20 Sep 2023expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keywords — Ronald Allen
19 Sep 2023tweaked translation after discussion with Managing Editor Catharine Roth — Ronald Allen
21 Jun 2015coding — Catharine Roth
21 Aug 2013Revised — David Whitehead
20 Jul 2011expanded n.3; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
7 Jul 2008augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
18 Jul 2002added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 Oct 2000modified headword and translation; added notes — David Whitehead
10 Aug 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀμφιγνοεῖ (Adler number alpha 1709), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 10 Aug 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/1709

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by Ronald Allen, Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗