Ἀποδημεῖν
to be absent, to be out of town
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Feb 2001Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[Used] with a genitive.1 [Meaning] not to be present. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "[Zeus] ought to rain while it is clear, and these [Clouds] to be absent."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀποδημεῖν· γενικῇ. μὴ παρεῖναι. Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις· ἐχρῆν αἰθρίας οὔσης ὕειν αὐτὸν, ταύτας δ' ἀποδημεῖν.