Μὴ ἐμβήῃ
lest [one of the Olympian gods] were to step in
Translated by David Whitehead18 May 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[no gloss]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μὴ ἐμβήῃ.
Betacode
*mh\ e)mbh/h|.
Notes
- The headword phrase is a compression of Homer, Iliad 16.93-94 (web address 1). The verb (an unusual form of the aorist subjunctive active, third person singular, of
e)mbai/nw : epsilon 941, epsilon 942) is extant only in this passage from Homer and in commentary thereto.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 21 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-refs; tweak — David Whitehead
- augmented note, added link and keywords, raised status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead