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Ἀνομείτω · let act lawlessly (α 2553) · 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 α2553

α2549unbastardized
α2550upper floor
α2551spouting up
α2552being finished
α2553let act lawlessly
α2554up and down the throng
α2555lawless, unlawful
α2556unprofitable [things]
α2557nameless, ineffable

Suda/Α alpha/α2553

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Ἀνομείτω

let act lawlessly

Translated by Jennifer Benedict2 Jul 2000Vetting: high3 revisions

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6 words

Translation

[Meaning] let [him/her/it] break the law.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀνομείτω· παρανομείτω.

Betacode

*)anomei/tw: paranomei/tw.

Notes

The headword is third person singular, present active imperative, of a)nome/w.
The phrase "let the lawless man act lawlessly" occurs in ecclesiastical literature, e.g. Gregory of Nazianzus, De spiritu sancto 3.

Neighbouring entries

α2551Ἀνομβροῦσαιspouting up α2552Ἀνομένηςbeing finished α2553Ἀνομείτωlet act lawlessly α2554Ἀν' ὅμιλονup and down the throng α2555Ἄνομοςlawless, unlawful

Revision history3 revisions · last 19 Jul 2015

19 Jul 2015Revised — David Whitehead
15 Mar 2012expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
13 Aug 2002augmented note; added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 Jul 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀνομείτω (Adler number alpha 2553), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 2 Jul 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/2553

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