Μιχθῆναι ἢ μιγῆναι
to have had intercourse
Translated by David Whitehead29 Jun 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to have encountered, to have commingled, to have associated.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μιχθῆναι ἢ μιγῆναι· ἀπαντῆσαι, συμμίξαι, ὁμιλῆσαι.
Betacode
*mixqh=nai h)\ migh=nai: a)panth=sai, summi/cai, o(milh=sai.
Notes
- The headword verb is here illustrated by two versions of the aorist passive infinitive,
mixqh=nai andmigh=nai . Both are used (e.g.) by Oedipus in Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, of his incestuous relationship with his mother Jocasta: see lines 791 and 995. Yet the verb itself was just as ambiguous in Greek as it is in English; for instances where sexual 'intercourse' is meant see e.g. delta 683, zeta 4.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 24 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead