Μαίνω
I am mad
Translated by Catharine Roth13 Jul 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I am driven as possessed by a god.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μαίνω· ἐνθουσιωδῶς κινοῦμαι.
Betacode
*mai/nw: e)nqousiwdw=s kinou=mai.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly elsewhere: see the references at Photius mu38 Theodoridis.
This present active ofmai/nomai is late, and would be expected to have causative force: see LSJ s.v. II. (For 'enthusiasm' cf. epsilon 1364, epsilon 1365, epsilon 1366.)
cf. generally mu 145, mu 332.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 12 May 2013
- typo — Catharine Roth
- another note — David Whitehead
- more x-refs; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth