Ἐπὶ δ' ᾔνεον
they were praising
Translated by Catharine Roth24 Apr 2007Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] they were praising, they were assenting.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπὶ δ' ᾔνεον· ἐπῄνουν, συγκατετίθεντο.
Betacode
*)epi\ d' h)/|neon: e)ph/|noun, sugkateti/qento.
Notes
- The headword illustrates the imperfect of
e)paine/w (third person plural) with tmesis; that is, the preverb had not yet become fully attached to the verb.
From a scholion on Homer, Iliad 3.461, where the headword occurs.
cf. epsilon 2186, epsilon 2187, epsilon 2190.