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Ἵεντο · they were yearning (ι 153) · Suda

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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 ι153

ι149I rushed, I was sent
ι150to go
ι151they are speeding themselves
ι152throwing, emitting
ι153they were yearning
ι154sacred disease
ι155hawk, falcon
ι156Hierax
ι157Sacred way

Suda/Ι iota/ι153

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Ἵεντο

they were yearning

Translated by Catharine Roth10 May 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

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1 note · 7 words

Translation

[Meaning] they were eager for,¹ they preferred.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἵεντο· προεθυμοῦντο, προῃροῦντο.

Betacode

*(/iento: proequmou=nto, proh|rou=nto.

Notes (1)

The headword is third person plural, imperfect middle, of i(/hmi; cf. iota 151, iota 206.

1Likewise in the scholia to Homer, Iliad 13.501, from where the headword is evidently quoted.

Linked from3 entries

ι151Ἵενταιthey are speeding themselves[Meaning] they are setting forth. "Those who had tasted victory were speeding themselves to be completely overpowered"; [meaning] they desired [it].
ι205Ἱέσθηνthey two yearned[Meaning] they desired, they went.
ι206Ἵεταιyearns[Meaning he/she/it] desires, goes. Also [sc. attested is the imperfect] i(/eto ["he/she/it was yearning"].

Neighbouring entries

ι151Ἵενταιthey are speeding themselves ι152Ἱέντεςthrowing, emitting ι153Ἵεντοthey were yearning ι154Ἱερὰ νόσοςsacred disease ι155Ἱέραξhawk, falcon

Revision history3 revisions · last 9 Jan 2013

9 Jan 2013Revised — David Whitehead
17 May 2006added cross-references — Catharine Roth
10 May 2006augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
10 May 2006Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἵεντο (Adler number iota 153), trans. Catharine Roth, 10 May 2006. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/iota/153

Translation by Catharine Roth 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 ↗