Εἰκάθειν
to yield
Translated by Catharine Roth24 Aug 2005Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to give way, to submit. Sophocles [writes]: "but [she] making no complaint at last to yield to those in power [...]."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εἰκάθειν· ὑποχωρεῖν, ὑπείκειν. Σοφοκλῆς· ἀλλὰ τῷ χρόνῳ στένουσα μηδὲν τοῖς κρατοῦσιν εἰκάθειν.
Betacode
*ei)ka/qein: u(poxwrei=n, u(pei/kein. *sofoklh=s: a)lla\ tw=| xro/nw| ste/nousa mhde\n toi=s kratou=sin ei)ka/qein.