Μέλλησις
being about to do, intention; putting off, delay
Translated by Catharine Roth10 May 2009Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] postponement.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μέλλησις· ὑπέρθεσις.
Betacode
*me/llhsis: u(pe/rqesis.
Notes
- Noun from
me/llw "I am about to do, I am putting off doing." Same or similar entry in other lexica (see the references at Photius mu249 Theodoridis). See also alpha 3614, mu 488, mu 494, mu 538, mu 539, epsilon 973.
The word is used several times by Thucydides.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 15 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth