Διαβούλομαι
I thoroughly wish
Translated by Catharine Roth15 May 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I will convince. Thucydides [sc. uses the word].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διαβούλομαι· ἀναπείσω. Θουκυδίδης.
Betacode
*diabou/lomai: a)napei/sw. *qoukudi/dhs.
Notes
- Likewise in Photius (and ps.-Zonaras). However, the headword verb does not occur in Thucydides -- as first noted by F.L. Abresch (1699-1782) -- and is in fact unattested anywhere outside lexicography; it is also missing from LSJ.
'Thucydides' may of course simply be an error. But if not, the headword itself -- for another verb which does occur in this author -- must be faulty (and is indeed obelized in the editions of Photius). Given the gloss, one might think of the future tense of uncompoundbou/lomai : see e.g. 5.106, 6.40.1, 6.86.5, 8.48.5.