Κινυρόμεθα

we wail

Translated by Nick Nicholas23 Nov 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

3 words

Translation

[Meaning] we lament.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κινυρόμεθα· θρηνοῦμεν.

Betacode
*kinuro/meqa: qrhnou=men. 

Notes

  1. For other forms of this verb see kappa 1654 (and cf. generally kappa 1652). This first person plural form occurs in Aristophanes Knights 11 (web address 1) ti/ kinuro/meq' a)/llws; "Why are we wailing anyway?" The gloss given here appears in many of the scholia ad loc.

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Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Feb 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. another x-ref; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — Nick Nicholas

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