Ἀφῖγμαι
I have come
Translated by William Hutton23 Nov 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I am nearby.1
"'I will come to you two days later,' and he did not lie." And again Aelian:2 "in a dream he saw his eyes being dug out, and he entreated in an attempt to ward off the maiming of his vision, saying 'I will come to you two days later.' In any event he was killed after just that many days."
"'I will come to you two days later,' and he did not lie." And again Aelian:2 "in a dream he saw his eyes being dug out, and he entreated in an attempt to ward off the maiming of his vision, saying 'I will come to you two days later.' In any event he was killed after just that many days."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀφῖγμαι· παραγέγονα. ἀφίξομαι ὑμῖν δύο ἡμερῶν ὕστερον· οὐδὲ ἐψεύσατο. καὶ αὖθις Αἰλιανός· ὁ δὲ ὄναρ εἶδε τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐξορύττεσθαι καὶ ἠντιβόλει ῥυόμενος τὴν πήρωσιν τῆς ὄψεως, λέγων, ἀφίξομαι ὑμῖν δύο ἡμερῶν ὕστερον. ἀνῃρέθη γοῦν μετὰ τοσαύτας ἡμέρας.