Κλῦθι
hearken!
Translated by David Whitehead28 Oct 2005Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] listen!
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κλῦθι· ἐπάκουσον.
Betacode
*klu=qi: e)pa/kouson.
Notes
- Aorist imperative of
klu/w . From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.37 (where Chryses uses it in praying to Apollo). Same entry in other lexica.
For the verb cf. kappa 1841, kappa 1843, kappa 1844.
Linked from3 entries
- κ1841Κλύειhearkens[Meaning he/she/it] hears. "And somehow the hearkener rejoices more than the one speaking, exulting in your pains; for if you should aim at great souls you would not miss the mark." Sophocles also [writes]: "poor…
- κ1843Κλύμενοςfamous, heard-of; KlymenosHades is called thus; either because he calls everyone to himself, or [sc. in being] the one heard [and sc. obeyed] by everyone. In the Epigrams: "who enchants with his lyre the serious mind and unsoftened heart of the…
- κ1844ΚλύωI listen, I have heard, I know[Meaning] I learn.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Mar 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
- augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead