Ἐγκονέουσα
hurrying
Translated by William Hutton19 Sep 2006Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐγκονέουσα· διεγείρουσα, ἐποτρύνουσα. δεινὸν μαιμώσαις ἐγκονέουσα κυσίν.
Betacode
*)egkone/ousa: diegei/rousa, e)potru/nousa. deino\n maimw/sais e)gkone/ousa kusi/n.
Notes (1)
- [1] The headword is present participle, feminine nominative singular, of the verb↩
e)gkone/w (from the quotation which follows); see further, next note.- 2A pentameter line from Greek Anthology 6.268.4 (Mnasalces); again at mu 327. (The unnamed subject is Artemis.) Here the normally intransitive verb
e)gkone/w is apparently construed with an object in the dative; LSJ (web address 1) notes this but queries the reading. (For other forms of this verb see epsilon 108, epsilon 109, epsilon 110, and, for a nominal derivative, epsilon 111.) It is unclear whether "terribly" applies to the dogs or to Artemis; cf. the translation at mu 327. See also further excerpts from this epigram at epsiloniota 162, epsiloniota 233, and upsilon 302. - 2A pentameter line from Greek Anthology 6.268.4 (Mnasalces); again at mu 327. (The unnamed subject is Artemis.) Here the normally intransitive verb
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- ε108Ἐγκόνειmake haste!Meaning hurry; for you are hindering from dining those who are ready to eat. "You have been preventing [them from dining] for a long time." Also [sc. attested is] 'to hurry', [in the sense of] to get started.
- ε109Ἐγκονεῖτεhurry![Meaning] get moving, speed up. [The word arises] either since runners get covered with dust or from the [sc. predicament of] athletes: for their work occurs in the dust; or because they win before touching the dust.…
- ε110Ἐγκονητίvigorously[no gloss]
- ε111Ἐγκονίδεςserving-girls[Meaning] maid-servants.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history7 revisions · last 29 Dec 2021
- added cross-references n.2 — Ronald Allen
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- coding — David Whitehead
- tweaked and expanded n.2; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton