Μεγαλωστί

greatly, vastly

Translated by Catharine Roth1 May 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 17 words

[megalwsti/ means the same as] mega/lws.¹
"But when he took Ephesus, he was vastly delighted at this."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μεγαλωστί· μεγάλως. ὁ δὲ παραλαβὼν τὴν Ἔφεσον ἐπὶ τούτῳ μεγαλωστὶ περιχαρὴς ἦν.

Betacode

*megalwsti/: mega/lws. o( de\ paralabw\n th\n *)/efeson e)pi\ tou/tw| megalwsti\ perixarh\s h)=n.

Notes (2)

1Epic/Ionic adverb (again at mu 375) glossed with its later, commonplace version. ↩
2Quotation (and individual) unidentifiable. ↩

Linked from1 entry

μ375Μεγαλωστίgreatly, vastly[Meaning] entirely. Arrian [writes]: "[he] sought to praise the trustworthiness and the justice of Alexander vastly, especially citing himself among the prime [examples] as confirmation of his statement."

Neighbouring entries

μ372Μεγαλοψυχότεροςmore munificent, rather munificent μ373Μεγαλώνυμονhaving a great name μ374Μεγαλωστίgreatly, vastly μ375Μεγαλωστίgreatly, vastly μ376Μεγαλωσύνηgreatness

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13 May 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
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1 May 2009Translated — Catharine Roth