Βασιλειῶντα κτείνει
kills him [because he] wants to be king
Translated by Catharine Roth · 3 Feb 2002 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning that he was] desiring to become king.
Greek original
Βασιλειῶντα κτείνει· ἐπιθυμοῦντα βασιλεῦσαι.
Betacode
*basileiw=nta ktei/nei: e)piqumou=nta basileu=sai.
Notes
- The headword phrase (with its present participle, masculine accusative singular, of the desiderative verb
basileia/w ) comes from Josephus, Jewish War 1.85.
Neighbours in Adler order
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