Ἀπολοίμην
I might perish, may I perish
Translated by William Hutton29 Jan 2002Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Optative. Also [sc. attested is the third person plural] a)po/lointo ["they might perish/may they perish"].
"So may evil perish".1
There are two ways of saying [the infinitive]:a)pollu/ein and a)pollu/nai . [This is] also [true of] a)podeiknu/nai and a)podeiknu/ein ["to display"], and all similar [verbs].
"So may evil perish".1
There are two ways of saying [the infinitive]:
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπολοίμην εὐκτικῶς. καὶ Ἀπόλοιντο. ὡς ἀπόλοιτο ἡ κακία. Ἀπολλύειν δὲ καὶ ἀπολλύναι, διττῶς λέγουσι. καὶ ἀποδεικνύναι, καὶ ἀποδεικνύειν, καὶ πάντα τὰ ὅμοια.