Κλωπιτεύω Κλοτοπεύω δέ

I habitually filch

Translated by Catharine Roth5 Dec 2008Vetting: high2 revisions

22 words

[sc. is spelled with omega]; but klotopeu/w ["I deal subtly, I spin out time by false pretenses"] [sc. is spelled with omicron].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κλωπιτεύω· Κλοτοπεύω δέ.

Betacode

*klwpiteu/w: *klotopeu/w de/.

Notes

The primary headword klwpiteu/w, a derivative of klwpeu/w mentioned already at kappa 1835, is attested only in the Suda and related lexica. The second verb cited occurs (in the present infinitive) in Homer, Iliad 19.149.

Linked from1 entry

κ1835ΚλωπεύωI filch[Meaning] I steal. And klwpei/a ["filching"] [comes] out of it, and klwpiteu/w ["I habitually filch"]. "The hand [is] among the Aitolians but the mind in [the deme of] Klopidai". Attic genitive instead of dative.…

Neighbouring entries

κ1834ΚλωπᾶςKlopas, Clopas κ1835ΚλωπεύωI filch κ1836Κλωπιτεύω Κλοτοπεύω δέI habitually filch κ1837Κλωστήρskein κ1838Κλώψthief

Revision history2 revisions · last 4 Mar 2013

4 Mar 2013Revised — David Whitehead
7 Dec 2008cosmetics — David Whitehead
5 Dec 2008Translated — Catharine Roth