Μεμβλώκατον

they two have come

Translated by Nick Nicholas17 May 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 24 words

Meaning they are staying.¹
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] me/mbleto/ moi ["it had been of concern to me"], meaning it happened with care.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μεμβλώκατον· ἀντὶ τοῦ παραμένουσι. καὶ Μέμβλετό μοι, ἀντὶ τοῦ μετ' ἐπιμελείας ἐγένετο.

Betacode

*memblw/katon: a)nti\ tou= parame/nousi. kai\ *me/mbleto/ moi, a)nti\ tou= met' e)pimelei/as e)ge/neto.

Notes (2)

1This anticipates the gloss given in mu 556 for the singular counterpart to this dual perfect (a form not otherwise attested). ↩
2The phrase as quoted appears in Callimachus, Hecale fr. 354 Pfeiffer. The verb is glossed as "he cared for" (e)/mellen) in the D Scholia to Homer, Iliad 21.516, and "[he] was taking care" (e)fro/ntizen) in Hesychius. Despite appearances, the two verbs are distinct, being respectively perfects of blw/skw and me/lw. ↩

Linked from1 entry

μ556Μέμβλωκεhas come[Meaning he/she/it] is staying. Also [sc. attested is] memblwko/s ["having come"], [meaning something] arriving, constructed with care.

Neighbouring entries

μ553Μεμαστιλημένοςbread-scoop, bread-spoon, scooped-out [bread]μ554Μεμαυῖαeager μ555Μεμβλώκατονthey two have come μ556Μέμβλωκεhas come μ557Μεμβράςmembras

Revision history3 revisions · last 9 Aug 2020

9 Aug 2020tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
15 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
17 May 2009more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
17 May 2009Translated — Nick Nicholas