Γέμω
I am full [of]
Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 Jul 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Used] with a genitive. The [verb that means] I am filled [with].
"Scipio learned that his nephew was full of idleness and sluggishness and luxury, and he said that he would not rule over his enemies before he could authoritatively control his private [affairs]."1
"Scipio learned that his nephew was full of idleness and sluggishness and luxury, and he said that he would not rule over his enemies before he could authoritatively control his private [affairs]."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Γέμω· γενικῇ. τὸ πλήθω. ὁ δὲ Σκηπίων πυνθανόμενος τὸν ἀδελφιδοῦν γέμειν ἀργίας καὶ στάσεως καὶ τρυφῆς, ἔφη μὴ κρατήσειν πολεμίων πρὶν κατασχεῖν τῶν ἰδίων ἐγκρατῶς.