Νὴ τήν
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Translated by Catharine Roth3 Dec 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νὴ τήν· μὰ τήν. ἐλλειπτικόν, κατὰ τὸ μὰ τὸν καὶ μὰ τάς.
Betacode
*nh\ th/n: ma\ th/n. e)lleiptiko/n, kata\ to\ ma\ to\n kai\ ma\ ta/s.
Notes (1)
- The difference between headword and gloss is simply the difference between the initial
nh/ andma/ .
The name of the goddess (as in this instance: the article is feminine) or god was sometimes omitted in such oaths, out of scrupulousness or indecision: Smyth §1596c (web address 1). For the particlenh/ see nu 349, nu 350; forma/ see mu 1, mu 12, mu 31. - 1A marginal addition in ms M, adding instances in the masculine singular and feminine plural. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- ν96Ναὶ μὰ τόνyes by the ..."And yes by the ..., if one of the Persian [army] had appeared, the whole Roman [army] would have perished...".
- ν299Νὴ Δίαby Zeus![nh\ *Di/a means the same as] ma\ to\n *Di/a.
- ν349Νὴ τὴν ἱερὰν κεφαλήνby the sacred headThe [particle] nh/ is an adverb used to swear affirmatively, that is to confirm with an oath, just as ma/ is used to swear negatively, to deny on oath.
- ν350Νὴ τὸνby the ...[nh\ to\n] and nai\ ma\ to/n: these [are expressions used in] affirmative oaths; but ma\ to\n *dia [and] ou) ma\ to/n [are used in] negative oaths. So [it is] the extreme of incorrectness to say, ma\ to\n *di/a poi/hson…
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