Κλέπτον
thievishly
Translated by Catharine Roth27 Nov 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
In the neuter.1 Aristophanes [writes]: "and so he glances thievishly; as if by keeping his teeth closed he thinks he will deceive me."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κλέπτον οὐδετέρως. Ἀριστοφάνης· ὡς δὲ καὶ κλέπτον βλέπει· οἷον σεσηρὼς ἐξαπατήσειν μ' οἴεται.
Betacode
*kle/pton ou)dete/rws. *)aristofa/nhs: w(s de\ kai\ kle/pton ble/pei: oi(=on seshrw\s e)capath/sein m' oi)/etai.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword, extracted from the quotation given, is present active participle of
kle/ptw , neuter accusative singular, used adverbially. For this verb see also kappa 1737, kappa 1738, kappa 1739. ↩ - 2Aristophanes, Wasps 900-901 (web address 1), with scholion. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 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]…
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