Αἰδέσασθαι
to be ashamed, to be reconciled
Translated by David Whitehead22 Oct 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Meaning to be persuaded to change.1 So Lysias and Demosthenes [sc.use the word].2 But in the [speech] Against Aristokrates [Demosthenes uses it] to mean to atone and to persuade.3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αἰδέσασθαι· ἀντὶ τοῦ μεταπεισθῆναι. οὕτως Λυσίας καὶ Δημοσθένης. ἐν δὲ τῷ κατὰ Ἀριστοκράτους ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐξιλάσεται καὶ πείσειν.