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Κοιμίσαι · to put to bed (κ 2547) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near κ2547

κ2543of a hollow crater
κ2544hollow-looking
κ2545to bag-swell
κ2546to put the lamp to bed
κ2547to put to bed
κ2548I go to bed
κ2549the property of friends is common property
κ2550the property of friends is common property
κ2551common conceptions

Suda/Κ kappa/κ2547

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Κοιμίσαι

to put to bed

Translated by William Hutton12 Jun 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

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2 notes · 33 words

Translation

Sophocles [sc. uses this term] in reference to death: "[I call upon] earthly Hermes the guide to put me to bed gently."¹ Also Homer: "he was put to bed in a brazen sleep."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κοιμίσαι· ἐπὶ θανάτου Σοφοκλῆς· Πομπαῖον Ἑρμῆν χθόνιον εὖ με κοιμίσαι. καὶ Ὅμηρος· κοιμήσατο χάλκεον ὕπνον.

Betacode

*koimi/sai: e)pi\ qana/tou *sofoklh=s: *pompai=on *(ermh=n xqo/nion eu)= me koimi/sai. kai\ *(/omhros: koimh/sato xa/lkeon u(/pnon.

Notes (2)

The headword, extracted from the first quotation given, is aorist active infinitive of koimi/zw (see under kappa 2548); cf. already kappa 2546.
1Sophocles, Ajax 832 (web address 1), on which scholia comment similarly. ↩
2Homer, Iliad 11.241 (web address 2), in reference to a warrior killed on the battlefield. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from2 entries

κ2546Κοιμίσαι τὸν λύχνονto put the lamp to bedNicophon in Pandora [sc. uses the phrase].
κ2548ΚοιμῶI go to bed[Meaning] I sleep. But [sc. also attested is] koimi/zw ["I put to bed"]; [used] with an accusative: [meaning] I put a stop to.

Neighbouring entries

κ2545Κοιλιδιᾶνto bag-swell κ2546Κοιμίσαι τὸν λύχνονto put the lamp to bed κ2547Κοιμίσαιto put to bed κ2548ΚοιμῶI go to bed κ2549Κοινὰ τὰ τῶν φίλωνthe property of friends is common property

Revision history3 revisions · last 16 Feb 2020

16 Feb 2020tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
19 Mar 2013Revised — David Whitehead
12 Jun 2008another note; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
12 Jun 2008Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Κοιμίσαι (Adler number kappa 2547), trans. William Hutton, 12 Jun 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/2547

Translation by William Hutton for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗