Ἱείη κατὰ λαιμόν
may [neither drink nor food] reach my throat
Translated by Catharine Roth23 May 2006Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
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Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἱείη κατὰ λαιμόν.
Betacode
*(iei/h kata\ laimo/n.
Notes
- Achilles (wishing to fight before eating) to Agamemnon in Homer, Iliad 19.209 (web address 1).
The verb (in the optative) should have smooth breathing, fromei)=mi "go".