Μεταλῆσαι
to inquire into
Translated by David Whitehead3 Jun 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to be curious about.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μεταλῆσαι· πολυπραγμονῆσαι.
Betacode
*metalh=sai: polupragmonh=sai.
Notes
- Aorist infinitive of the verb
metalla/w , here (uniquely) spelled with single lambda. Evidently quoted from somewhere; perhaps Homer, Odyssey, where it occurs six times (usually combined withe)re/sqai ).
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