Μύω
I close [my eyes]
Translated by Catharine Roth30 May 2008Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I close down;1 [used] with an accusative.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μύω· τὸ καμμύω· αἰτιατικῇ.
Betacode
*mu/w: to\ kammu/w: ai)tiatikh=|.
Notes (1)
- 1The prefix kam- in this compound verb is a contraction of kata-. (Same glossing verb at epsilon 1065, epsilon 2184, epsilon 2481; see also kappa 659, mu 1467.) Likewise or similarly in other lexica and syntactical works. ↩
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- μ1467Μύσαντοςhaving closed [one's eyes][Meaning] having closed [them] down. Also [sc. attested is] e)/musas ["you closed your eyes"], meaning you closed [them] down [i.e. you died]. "[When you were] ripe for love and the pleasant deeds of Cypris, Patrophila,…
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Revision history2 revisions · last 29 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked tr; augmented note — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth