Μῶσθαι

to covet

Translated by Nick Nicholas6 Aug 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 15 words

"[...] to covet what is hidden, and to meddle [...]."¹
Meaning to ask/seek among Spartans.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μῶσθαι· τὸ λανθάνον μῶσθαι, καὶ πολυπραγμονεῖν. ἀντὶ τοῦ ζητεῖν παρὰ Λάκωσι.

Betacode

*mw=sqai: to\ lanqa/non mw=sqai, kai\ polupragmonei=n. a)nti\ tou= zhtei=n para\ *la/kwsi.

Notes (2)

1Julian, Letter to Herakleios the Cynic 14 Rochefort (= or.7 p.219a Hercher). ↩
2cf. under mu 1332, and LSJ s.v. mw=mai -- but generally there, i.e. there is no reason to think this verb was specifically Laconian, or Doric (as is claimed here and by Helladius, in Photius, Bibliotheca 531a1-2). ↩

Linked from1 entry

μ1332Μῶνsurely not?[sc. The same as] a)=ra. It signifies an interrogative conjunction. For the [verb] mw=sqai [means] "to seek."

Neighbouring entries

μ1344Μωροὶfools μ1345Μωρούςfools μ1346Μῶσθαιto covet μ1347Μῶϋmou μ1348ΜωϋσῆςMoses

Revision history3 revisions · last 18 May 2016

18 May 2016coding — David Whitehead
28 May 2013tweaked notes; another keyword — David Whitehead
6 Aug 2009augmented notes and keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
6 Aug 2009Translated — Nick Nicholas