Νυνμενί

at this very moment

Translated by Kyle Helms9 Sep 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 31 words
Meaning at this moment. In many places Aristophanes uses [the word] thus.1
"But at this moment I am writing to you as if with an outline." Meaning in a general way.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νυνμενί· ἀντὶ τοῦ νυνὶ μέν. πολλαχοῦ δὲ οὕτω χρῆται Ἀριστοφάνης. νυνὶ δὲ ὡς τύπῳ πρός σε γράφω, ἀντὶ τοῦ ὁλοσχερῶς.

Betacode
*nunmeni/: a)nti\ tou= nuni\ me/n. pollaxou= de\ ou(/tw xrh=tai *)aristofa/nhs. nuni\ de\ w(s tu/pw| pro/s se gra/fw, a)nti\ tou= o(losxerw=s.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Including Birds 448, the scholia to which are drawn on here. ↩
  2. 2Julian the Apostate, Letters 89b, line 429; cf. omega 251. ↩

Linked from2 entries

Neighbouring entries

ν605Νῦν εἰς χώραν ἦλθονnow I came into a place; now they came into a placeν606Νῦν ἦλθον εἰς χορόνnow I [or: they] went into a dance and now you fartedν607Νυνμενίat this very momentν608Νῦν πᾶςnow the wholeν609Νῦν ὀσπρίων ἄμητοςnow a harvesting of pulses
Revision history2 revisions · last 18 Jun 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Kyle Helms

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