Ἄημαι

I swing, I hang (?)

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 16 Mar 2001 · Vetting: high · 12 revisions

Translation

[sc. The word occurs] in the Epigrams: "a shield from the mortal shoulders of Timanor, I swing beneath the roof in the temple of Pallas."¹
Meaning I am dedicated.

Greek original

Ἄημαι· ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασιν· ἀσπὶς ἀπὸ βροτέων ὤμων Τιμάνωρος ἄημαι νηῷ ὑπορροφίας Παλλάδος. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀνάκειμαι.

Betacode

*)/ahmai: e)n *)epigra/mmasin: a)spi\s a)po\ brote/wn w)/mwn *tima/nwros a)/hmai nhw=| u(porrofi/as *palla/dos. a)nti\ tou= a)na/keimai.

Notes

[1] Greek Anthology 6.124.1-2 (Hegesippus), the dedication of a shield to Athena; again at alpha 1281 and tau 594; cf. Gow and Page, vol. I (104) and vol. II (299); cf. a further excerpt from this epigram at kappa 1254. The verb at the end of line 1 (here appearing as the headword) is twice (here and in tau 594) given as a)/hmai. Gow and Page follow (vol. I, 104) the Anthologia Planudea in reading h(=mai "I sit, I am located" and *tima/noros with an omicron, but note that both the Suda and the Anthologia Palatina transmit the unmetrical *tima/nwros a)/hmai.

References

A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)

Linked from (1)

α1281Ἀλκιμάχηmighty in battle

Neighbours in Adler order

α653Ἀήθεσσονthey were unaccustomed (to)α654Ἄηκεςsharp α655Ἄημαblast α656ἌημαιI swing, I hang (?)α657Ἀήμεναιto blow α658Ἀηνέςaenes, (?)never-ending α659ἈηνόβαρβοςAhenobarbus

Revisions (12)

31 Dec 2018Catharine Rothfurther tweaks, after discussion with Ronald Allen
30 Dec 2018Ronald Allenmy beta code typo and tweak n.1
30 Dec 2018Ronald Allenfurther expanded n.1
28 Dec 2018Catharine Rothtweaked headword and note
28 Dec 2018Catharine Rothtweak instigated by Ron Allen
28 Dec 2018Catharine Rothtweaked note
28 Dec 2018Ronald Allenexpanded n.1, added bibliography, added cross-reference
17 Jan 2012Catharine Rothcosmetics
13 Jan 2012David Whiteheadmore keywords; tweaks
17 Mar 2001David Whiteheadaugmented and modified note; added keywords; cosmetics
16 Mar 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*)/ahmai: e)n *)epigra/mmasin: a)spi\s a)po\ brote/wn w)/mwn *tima/nwros a)/hmai nhw=| u(porrofi/as *palla/dos. a)nti\ tou= a)na/keimai.

Notes

[1] Greek Anthology 6.124.1-2 (Hegesippus), the dedication of a shield to Athena; again at alpha 1281 and tau 594; cf. Gow and Page, vol. I (104) and vol. II (299); cf. a further excerpt from this epigram at kappa 1254. The verb at the end of line 1 (here appearing as the headword) is twice (here and in tau 594) given as a)/hmai. Gow and Page follow (vol. I, 104) the Anthologia Planudea in reading h(=mai "I sit, I am located" and *tima/noros with an omicron, but note that both the Suda and the Anthologia Palatina transmit the unmetrical *tima/nwros a)/hmai.