Δεδμήμεθα

we have been overpowered

Translated by Jennifer Benedict23 Jul 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

5 words

[Meaning] we have been subjugated.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δεδμήμεθα· ὑποτετάγμεθα.

Betacode

*dedmh/meqa: u(poteta/gmeqa.

Likewise in other lexica, and also in the scholia to Homer, Iliad 5.878, where the headword appears (see web address 1). The form is perfect passive, first person plural, of dama/zw; cf. delta 155.