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Ἐρεείνω · I inquire (ε 2924) · 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 ε2924

ε2920chickpea Dionysus
ε2921groping about in Erebos, groping about in the murk
ε2922was flowing
ε2923was said
ε2924I inquire
ε2925to inflame, to provoke
ε2926provocation
ε2927they were roaming
ε2928Erennius, Herennius

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε2924

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Ἐρεείνω

I inquire

Translated by Craig Gibson21 May 2007Vetting: high3 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
epic

3 words

Translation

[Meaning] I ask.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐρεείνω· ἐρωτῶ.

Betacode

*)ereei/nw: e)rwtw=.

Notes

Epic verb. Same entry in Hesychius and other lexica and grammars, and cf. also a scholion on Homer, Iliad 10.558 (where the verb occurs in the second person singular).

Linked from1 entry

ε2954Ἐρείομενlet us ask[Meaning] let us inquire.

Neighbouring entries

ε2922Ἔρρεεwas flowing ε2923Ἐρρέθηwas said ε2924ἘρεείνωI inquire ε2925Ἐρεθίζεινto inflame, to provoke ε2926Ἐρέθισμαprovocation

Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Oct 2012

25 Oct 2012Revised — David Whitehead
22 May 2007another keyword; raised status — David Whitehead
21 May 2007added note and keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
21 May 2007Translated — Craig Gibson

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐρεείνω (Adler number epsilon 2924), trans. Craig Gibson, 21 May 2007. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/2924

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