Μαπέειν

to seize

Translated by David Whitehead21 Apr 2008Vetting: high5 revisions

5 words

Translation

[Meaning] to take hold of.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μαπέειν· καταλαβεῖν.

Betacode
*mape/ein: katalabei=n. 

Notes

  1. The headword -- epic aorist infinitive of ma/rptw -- occurs in Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 231 (the depicted Gorgons long to seize Perseus: web address 1).

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Revision history5 revisions · last 15 Sep 2013
  1. supplemented note — Catharine Roth
  2. upgraded link — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. expanded note — David Whitehead
  5. cosmetics, link, status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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