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Διαπέσοιμι · may I collapse, may I fail (δ 692) · Suda

Letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near δ692

δ688having been worked out with labor
δ689having passed through
δ690to bring to a conclusion
δ691after it had collapsed, if it had collapsed
δ692may I collapse, may I fail
δ693has been in discord, has disagreed, has finished speaking
δ694we always go hungry by the fire
δ695by frequent experience
δ696making trial of

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Διαπέσοιμι

may I collapse, may I fail

Translated by Robert Dyer2 May 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

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1 note · 31 words

Translation

i.e. may I fail to achieve my hope.¹ Aristophanes [writes]: "unless I exterminate you, if there is any one of my lies left in me, may I collapse over the place!"²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διαπέσοιμι· οἷον διαμαρτήσαιμι τῆς ἐλπίδος. Ἀριστοφάνης· μή σ' ἀπολέσαιμ', εἴ τι τῶν ἐμῶν ψευσμάτων ἐνείη, διαπέσοιμι πανταχῆ.

Betacode

*diape/soimi: oi(=on diamarth/saimi th=s e)lpi/dos. *)aristofa/nhs: mh/ s' a)pole/saim', ei)/ ti tw=n e)mw=n yeusma/twn e)nei/h, diape/soimi pantaxh=.

Notes (1)

[1] From the scholia to the passage about to be quoted (see note 2), which interpret it thus: "May I fail in (cf. delta 642) my expectation, if I do not destroy you, if you answer any of my lies" (oi(=on diamarth/saimi th=s e)lpi/dos, ei) se mh\ a)pole/saimi, ei) ti tw=n e)mw=n u(pokri/naio yeusma/twn).
2Aristophanes, Knights 694-695 (web address 1), again at epsilon 1278. Its optative verb has several meanings, including 'fail', attributed to it in the scholion (cf. delta 935, delta 691; web address 2), but, in the mouth of Kleon (kappa 1731) going head-to head with the sausage-seller, it cannot fail to evoke its literal meaning, 'fall apart', for the explosion of a sausage in the frying pan.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from4 entries

δ691Διαπεσούσηςafter it had collapsed, if it had collapsed[Meaning] after/if it had failed. "So it seemed to him safe to make them privy to the action, both if the plan had collapsed and if it had come to fruition." Also [sc. attested is the related present participle]…
δ701ΔιαπίπτωI fail of[Used] with a genitive.
δ935Διέπεσενcollapsed, fell through[He/she/it] failed. “And the hope in Bithias collapsed in this fashion.”
ε1278Ἐνείηmight be inMeaning [he/she/it] is in. Aristophanes [writes]: "if I should not destroy you, if none of the same falsehoods might be in me, may I perish altogether." In effect, may I fail in my hope, if I were not to destroy you, if…

Neighbouring entries

δ690Διαπερᾶναιto bring to a conclusion δ691Διαπεσούσηςafter it had collapsed, if it had collapsed δ692Διαπέσοιμιmay I collapse, may I fail δ693Διαπεφώνηκενhas been in discord, has disagreed, has finished speaking δ694Διαπεινῶμεν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ πῦρwe always go hungry by the fire

Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Jul 2016

25 Jul 2016upgraded link — Catharine Roth
1 Jul 2012more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
2 May 2003cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 May 2003Translated — Robert Dyer

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διαπέσοιμι (Adler number delta 692), trans. Robert Dyer, 2 May 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/692

Translation by Robert Dyer for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗