Αὐτοῦ

right here

Translated by Jennifer Benedict2 Aug 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 37 words

In reference to a place. Homer [writes]: "stand right here, and hold back the people from the gates."¹
And elsewhere: "abiding right here on the much-lamented tomb I will announce to passers-by that Midas is buried here."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Αὐτοῦ· ἐπὶ τόπου. Ὅμηρος· στῆτ' αὐτοῦ, καὶ λαὸν ἐρυκάκετε πρὸ πυλάων. καὶ αὖθις· αὐτοῦ τῇδε μένουσα πολυκλαύτῳ ἐπὶ τύμβῳ ἀγγελέω παριοῦσι, Μίδας ὅτι τῇδε τέθαπται.

Betacode

*au)tou=: e)pi\ to/pou. *(/omhros: sth=t' au)tou=, kai\ lao\n e)ruka/kete pro\ pula/wn. kai\ au)=qis: au)tou= th=|de me/nousa poluklau/tw| e)pi\ tu/mbw| a)ggele/w pariou=si, *mi/das o(/ti th=|de te/qaptai.

Notes (2)

1Homer, Iliad 6.80 (web address 1 below). ↩
2Greek Anthology 7.153.5-6 (a statue of a girl is speaking); cf. mu 1036, end. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

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μ1036ΜίδαςMidasA personal name. [That of] the lover of gold. The man who founded the city now Ankyra. Also [sc. attested is] Midas, a name of a very lucky [throw of a] die. And [there is] a proverb: 'Midas the luckiest at dice'. For…

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α4529Αὐτότατοςhis very self α4530Αὐτοτελήςself-sufficient α4531Αὐτοῦright here α4532Αὐτούργητονself-wrought α4533Αὐτοφόνῳsuicidal

Revision history4 revisions · last 21 Dec 2015

21 Dec 2015tweaked link — Catharine Roth
11 Sep 2015Revised — David Whitehead
4 May 2012more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
3 Aug 2001cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 Aug 2001Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (2)

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