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Ἔμελλε · was likely to, was about to (ε 969) · 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 ε969

ε965thunder-struck
ε966embryo, infant
ε967my
ε968was aquiver
ε969was likely to, was about to
ε970more harmonious, rather harmonious
ε971emmeleia, harmony
ε972emmeleia, harmony
ε973was about to, was delaying

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε969

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Ἔμελλε

was likely to, was about to

Translated by Peter Lech17 Jan 2006Vetting: high5 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
epic
tragedy

1 note · 37 words

Translation

In Homer [e)/melle occurs] instead of e)w/|kei. "It was not likely to be brought to pass."¹
And Sophocles [writes]: "you were likely, you were likely, o suffering one." Meaning you were likely, you were evidently [about to].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἔμελλε· παρ' Ὁμήρῳ ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐῴκει. ἅ ρ' οὐ τελέεσθαι ἔμελλε. καὶ Σοφοκλῆς· ἔμελλες, ἔμελλες, τάλας. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐῴκεις, δῆλος ἦς.

Betacode

*)/emelle: par' *(omh/rw| a)nti\ tou= e)w/|kei. a(/ r' ou) tele/esqai e)/melle. kai\ *sofoklh=s: e)/melles, e)/melles, ta/las. a)nti\ tou= e)w/|keis, dh=los h)=s.

Notes (1)

[1] Homer, Iliad 2.36 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there; similarly in ps.-Zonaras; and cf. generally mu 481.
2Sophocles, Ajax 925, with comment from the scholia there. The line continues as follows (926-7): "[You were likely, you were likely, o suffering one,] stubborn-hearted as you are, to fulfil an evil fate of boundless troubles." See web address 2.

External resources

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

Neighbouring entries

ε967Ἐμαίmy ε968Ἐμαίμασεwas aquiver ε969Ἔμελλεwas likely to, was about to ε970Ἐμμελέστερονmore harmonious, rather harmonious ε971Ἐμμέλειαemmeleia, harmony

Revision history5 revisions · last 26 Dec 2015

26 Dec 2015Revised — David Whitehead
16 Aug 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
24 Feb 2009betacode cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
19 Jan 2006modified translation, added links — Catharine Roth
18 Jan 2006augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
17 Jan 2006Translated — Peter Lech

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἔμελλε (Adler number epsilon 969), trans. Peter Lech, 17 Jan 2006. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/969

Translation by Peter Lech 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 ↗