Ὀφείλω
I owe
Translated by Catharine Roth7 Jun 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I have a debt.1 In relation to a dative.2
Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "to how many I owe."3
Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "to how many I owe."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀφείλω· χρεωστῶ. πρὸς δοτικήν. Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις· ὁπόσοις ὀφείλω.
Betacode
*)ofei/lw: xrewstw=. pro\s dotikh/n. *)aristofa/nhs *nefe/lais: o(po/sois o)fei/lw.
Notes (3)
- cf. generally omicron 999, omicron 1000.
- 1cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 11.686. ↩
- 2As in the quotation about to be given. ↩
- 3Aristophanes, Clouds 20. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- ο999Ὀφειλέτηςdebtor[Meaning] one who owes. Sophocles [writes]: "you know that I am no longer a debtor to satisfy the gods at all." That is, I am no longer in a condition that the gods are obligated to help me, because I am not clinging to…
- ο1000Ὀφειλήdebt[Meaning] a need/obligation. Also [sc. attested is] o)fei/lhma [used] likewise.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 2 Aug 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- notes; another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth