Κακκείοντες

wanting to lie down

Translated by Catharine Roth20 Oct 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

7 words

[Meaning those] intending to go to bed.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κακκείοντες· κατακοιμηθησόμενοι.

Betacode

*kakkei/ontes: katakoimhqhso/menoi.

Notes

The headword is a participle, here in the masculine nominative plural, of a desiderative verb derived from kata/keimai. It is used by Homer like a future participle on six occasions, e.g. Iliad 1.606 (web address 1); the entry comes from a scholion on this verse.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

κ1477Κεῖοyou might lie [?]In the optative. But kei/w ["I want to lie down, I will lie down"] [means] I am going to sleep.

Neighbouring entries

κ142Κακεντρέχειαmischief-making κ143Κακεργέτησιfor evil-doers, to evil-doers κ144Κακκείοντεςwanting to lie down κ145Κακερουτίαςand you were tossing your horns κ146Κάκηbadness

Revision history4 revisions · last 22 Jan 2013

22 Jan 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
22 Aug 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
3 Oct 2004Revised — David Whitehead
20 Oct 2003augmented note — David Whitehead
20 Oct 2003Translated — Catharine Roth