Ἴσαν

they went

Translated by Catharine Roth17 Mar 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 16 words

[Meaning] they proceeded/walked.¹
[It occurs] in Homer, and [there] only; but it also means 'they knew'.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἴσαν· ἐπορεύθησαν. παρ' Ὁμήρῳ, καὶ μόνον· σημαίνει δὲ καὶ τὸ ἔγνωσαν.

Betacode

*)/isan: e)poreu/qhsan. par' *(omh/rw|, kai\ mo/non: shmai/nei de\ kai\ to\ e)/gnwsan.

Notes (2)

1Likewise in other lexica. From scholia to Homer, Iliad 3.2 (cf. 1.494). ↩
2In Homer i)/san can be third person plural imperfect of ei)=mi (Smyth §773D) or of oi)=da (Smyth §794D): see web addresses 1 and 2. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

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Neighbouring entries

ι610ἼσακοςIsakos ι611Ἴσαμενwe know ι612Ἴσανthey went ι613ἼσανδροςIsandros, Isander ι614Ἴσας δ' ὑσμίνῃ κεφαλὰς ἔχονcombat held equal heads

Revision history6 revisions · last 15 Aug 2019

15 Aug 2019cosmeticules — Catharine Roth
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19 Jul 2004cosmetics — David Whitehead
18 Mar 2001Raised status — William Hutton
17 Mar 2001Translated — Catharine Roth