Βουλομένῳ

wishing

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 6 Jun 2002 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

[Meaning to one] yearning, [to one] desiring.
"Amazed, he said, 'what, do you want to prophesy to me?' 'Yes,' he said, 'if it is to you wishing [to hear].'"¹
Aristophanes [writes]: "I wish, o king, to fail acting nobly rather than to be cravenly victorious."²

Greek original

Βουλομένῳ· γλιχομένῳ, ἐπιθυμοῦντι. ὁ δὲ ἔφη θαυμάζων, ἐθελήσεις τί μοι μαντεύσασθαι; πάνυ γε, ἔφην, εἴ σοι βουλομένῳ ἐστίν. Ἀριστοφάνης· βούλομαι δ', ἄναξ, καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς.

Betacode

*boulome/nw|: glixome/nw|, e)piqumou=nti. o( de\ e)/fh qauma/zwn, e)qelh/seis ti/ moi manteu/sasqai; pa/nu ge, e)/fhn, ei)/ soi boulome/nw| e)sti/n. *)aristofa/nhs: bou/lomai d', a)/nac, kalw=s drw=n e)camartei=n ma=llon h)\ nika=n kakw=s.

Notes (2)

The headword participle, masculine dative singular, is presumably extracted from the first quotation given.
1Iamblichus, Babyloniaca fr. 102 Habrich. ↩
2Not Aristophanes but Sophocles: Philoctetes 94-95 (web address 1 below).

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbours in Adler order

β440Βουλιμιᾶνto be starving β441Βούλιμοςterrible hunger β442ΒοῦλιςBoulis β443Βουλομένῳwishing β444Βουλυτόςox-loosening [time]β445Βουμολγόςcow-milker β446Βοῦν ἐν γνάθοις φέρειhe is carrying an ox in his jaws

Revisions (7)

22 Sep 2015David Whitehead
3 Jul 2012David Whiteheadanother keyword
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6 Jun 2002Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*boulome/nw|: glixome/nw|, e)piqumou=nti. o( de\ e)/fh qauma/zwn, e)qelh/seis ti/ moi manteu/sasqai; pa/nu ge, e)/fhn, ei)/ soi boulome/nw| e)sti/n. *)aristofa/nhs: bou/lomai d', a)/nac, kalw=s drw=n e)camartei=n ma=llon h)\ nika=n kakw=s.