Δειμαίνει
is frightened
Translated by Jennifer Benedict30 Mar 2005Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he/she/it] fears.1
Procopius [writes]: "neither fearing any fear in the presence of her spouse nor did she ever derive any shame from an action."2
"All of them were afraid and were astounded by listening to the eunuch Eutropius, just like the suitors seeing Odysseus stripped of his rags."3
Also [sc. attested is]deimai/nonta , [meaning him] fearing.4
"They were especially afraid also for the circuit-wall, surrounding a large area."5
Procopius [writes]: "neither fearing any fear in the presence of her spouse nor did she ever derive any shame from an action."2
"All of them were afraid and were astounded by listening to the eunuch Eutropius, just like the suitors seeing Odysseus stripped of his rags."3
Also [sc. attested is]
"They were especially afraid also for the circuit-wall, surrounding a large area."5
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δειμαίνει· φοβεῖται. Προκόπιος· οὐδέ τι πρὸς τοῦ ξυνοικοῦντος δειμαίνουσα δέος οὔτε αἰδῶ τινα ἔργου ἐλάμβανε πώποτε. πάντες δειμαίνοντες τοῦ εὐνούχου Εὐτροπίου τὴν ἀκοὴν ἐξεστήκεσαν, καθάπερ οἱ μνηστῆρες τὸν Ὀδυσσέα γυμνωθέντα τῶν ῥακίων ἰδόντες. καὶ Δειμαίνοντα, φοβούμενον. οἱ δὲ μάλιστα μὲν καὶ ὡς ἀμφὶ τῷ περιβόλῳ δειμαίνοντες, χώραν περιβεβλημένῳ πολλήν.
Betacode
*deimai/nei: fobei=tai. *proko/pios: ou)de/ ti pro\s tou= cunoikou=ntos deimai/nousa de/os ou)/te ai)dw= tina e)/rgou e)la/mbane pw/pote. pa/ntes deimai/nontes tou= eu)nou/xou *eu)tropi/ou th\n a)koh\n e)cesth/kesan, kaqa/per oi( mnhsth=res to\n *)odusse/a gumnwqe/nta tw=n r(aki/wn i)do/ntes. kai\ *deimai/nonta, fobou/menon. oi( de\ ma/lista me\n kai\ w(s a)mfi\ tw=| peribo/lw| deimai/nontes, xw/ran peribeblhme/nw| pollh/n.
Notes (5)
- cf. generally delta 321, delta 324, delta 325, delta 327.↩
- 1Same or similar glossing in other lexica. The headword must be quoted from somewhere (perhaps Plato, Republic 330E, though there are other possibilities; cf. e.g. under delta 1071). ↩
- 2An approximation of Procopius, Secret History 1.13 (web address 1), describing the shamelessness of the wife of Belisarius. Cf. kappa 536. ↩
- 3Attributed to Eunapius by Bernhardy, comparing frs. 66-67 FHG (4.44). (Odysseus sheds his rags -- and proceeds to kill his wife's suitors -- at the beginning of Homer, Odyssey 22.) ↩
- 4Perhaps quoted from Herodotus (3.35.4 or 9.73.2). ↩
- 5Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.6.24 (web address 2), on the citizenry of Hierapolis (in modern-day northern Syria, cf. alpha 465 note), confronted with a ransom demand by the invading Persian king Chosroes in 540 CE; cf. Kaldellis (86) and further context at alpha 2363 and gamma 422.
References
A. Kaldellis, ed. and H.B. Dewing, trans., Prokopios: The Wars of Justinian, (Indianapolis 2014)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- α452Ἀδείμανταdauntless[Meaning] fearless. Also [sc. attested is] adeimos, [meaning someone] fearless.
- α465Ἀδῄωτονunravaged[Meaning] unsacked, unpillaged. "Wanting to keep the land unravaged, they agreed to give two thousand measures of silver."
- δ321Δεῖμαfright[Meaning] fear. Arrian [writes]: "so much fright held them, since terrible things were imminent, that they were unable to put aside their consternation."
- ε391Ἐκδειματοῦντεςterrorizing[Meaning they] frightening.
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Revision history9 revisions · last 15 Jan 2024
- added a link — Catharine Roth
- expanded n.5, added bibliography, added cross-references, added link — Ronald Allen
- cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented n.3 — David Whitehead
- modified translation; another note and keyword — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict