Εἴ

would that, if only

Translated by Anne Mahoney4 Dec 1999Vetting: high11 revisions

2 notes · 21 words

[Particle] to express a wish. And by extension [it becomes] eithe.¹
The Pisidian [writes]: "would that Persia's boldness had been quenched."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Εἴ· εὐκτικόν. καὶ κατ' ἐπέκτασιν εἴθε. Πισίδης· εἲ γὰρ ἂν τὸ Περσίδος ἔσβεστο θράσος.

Betacode

Εἴ · would that, if only (ει 2) · Suda

*ei)/: eu)ktiko/n. kai\ kat' e)pe/ktasin ei)/qe. *pisi/dhs: ei)\ ga\r a)\n to\ *persi/dos e)/sbesto qra/sos.