Ἀμφισβατεῖν
to dispute
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Aug 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Some [spell this] a)mfisbhtei=n , but Ionians also [have] a)gxibatei=n ["to wrangle"]. And Heraclitus [has the related noun] a)gxibasi/h ["wrangling"].1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμφισβατεῖν· ἔνιοι τὸ ἀμφισβητεῖν, Ἴωνες δὲ καὶ Ἀγχιβατεῖν. καὶ Ἀγχιβασίην Ἡράκλειτος.
Betacode
*)amfisbatei=n: e)/nioi to\ a)mfisbhtei=n, *)/iwnes de\ kai\ *)agxibatei=n. kai\ *)agxibasi/hn *(hra/kleitos.
Notes (1)
- (See already alpha 398, which derives from this.)↩
The unglossed headworda)mfisbatei=n is perhaps quoted from Herodotus 4.14.2 (web address 1). Fora)mfisbhtei=n cf. alpha 1763, alpha 1764, alpha 1765.- 1Heraclitus fr. 122 Diels-Kranz.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
- α398Ἀγχιβατεῖνto wrangleThe [verb that] Ionians [use for] 'to dispute'. And Heraclitus [sc. has the related noun] 'wrangling'.
- α1763Ἀμφισβητεῖνto dispute[Meaning] not to be in agreement, but, in effect, to diverge and be in dispute. "Ptolemy, knowing that his own ancestors had held Coele Syria, prepared to make great disputation in support of these claims; for he hoped…
- α1766Ἀμφισβήτησιςestablishing a claim"Those outside [i.e. pagans] say: 'let the claim depend on a verdict, but let the verdict test the arguments, let the test define what is necessary, let the definition be written down, let the writings be validated, let…
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Revision history5 revisions · last 24 Jun 2015
- betacode typo, link — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes; tweaked keywords; betacoding and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified translation; added notes and keywords — David Whitehead
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- Translated — Jennifer Benedict