Μεταμέλει

it is a matter of regret

Translated by Max Eager7 Jul 2009Vetting: high6 revisions

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[Meaning he/she/it] perceives too late, becomes regretful.¹ "If already these things are a matter of regret to Antonius and he confesses that it is not from his heart to join in friendship and alliance with the Romans [...]."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μεταμέλει· μετανοεῖ, μετάμελος γίνεται. εἰ δὲ ἤδη μεταμέλει τούτων Ἀντωνίῳ καὶ ξυνομολογεῖ οὐκ ἀπὸ θυμοῦ εἶναι φιλίαν καὶ συμμαχίαν Ῥωμαίοις ποιήσασθαι.

Betacode

*metame/lei: metanoei=, meta/melos gi/netai. ei) de\ h)/dh metame/lei tou/twn *)antwni/w| kai\ cunomologei= ou)k a)po\ qumou= ei)=nai fili/an kai\ summaxi/an *(rwmai/ois poih/sasqai.

Notes (1)

The headword verb is probably (though not necessarily) extracted from the quotation given.
cf. mu 709.
1For a slightly different version of this quotation (a fragment from Arrian's Parthika) see already at eta 88. ↩

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μ706Μεταλῆσαιto inquire into μ707Μεταμαθεῖνto relearn, to unlearn μ708Μεταμέλειit is a matter of regret μ709Μεταμέλειαchange of purpose, regret, repentance μ710Μεταμείβωνexchanging

Revision history6 revisions · last 17 Aug 2020

17 Aug 2020tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
19 May 2013coding — Catharine Roth
17 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
28 Mar 2011modified n.1 — David Whitehead
8 Jul 2009augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
8 Jul 2009tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
7 Jul 2009Translated — Max Eager

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (1)

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