Κλεπτόμενοι
being cheated
Translated by Catharine Roth27 Nov 2008Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κλεπτόμενοι· ἀπατώμενοι. ἔπεμπεν αὐτῷ δῶρα γνοὺς κλέπτην ὄντα καὶ καταδεέστερον τῆς ἐγκεχειρισμένης πίστεως.
Betacode
*klepto/menoi: a)patw/menoi. e)/pempen au)tw=| dw=ra gnou\s kle/pthn o)/nta kai\ katadee/steron th=s e)gkexeirisme/nhs pi/stews.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword is present middle/passive participle of
kle/ptw , masculine nominative plural: literally 'they being victims of theft'. It must be quoted from somewhere, but not from the quotation given, which has the related nounkle/pths . For the verb and the noun, see also kappa 1737, kappa 1738. ↩ - 2Adler attributes this quotation either to Aelian or to Symeon Metaphrastes. Perhaps, rather Polybius, in whom there is a precise parallel for the phrase 'the faith entrusted to him' (16.22.2). ↩
Linked from3 entries
- κ1737Κλέπτεινto steal[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] surreptitiously removing other people's property, acting fraudulently.
- κ1738Κλέπτηςthief[Meaning] he who takes away others' belongings, from the [verb] kle/ptw [meaning] I covet. Also [sc. attested is] kle/ptw ["I steal"], [meaning] I cheat. Homer [writes]: "do not cheat in your mind." But kle/pths [comes]…
- κ1740ΚλέπτονthievishlyIn the neuter. Aristophanes [writes]: "and so he glances thievishly; as if by keeping his teeth closed he thinks he will deceive me."
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 1 Mar 2013
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented n.2; another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth