Ὄφρα

while, until, in order that

Translated by Catharine Roth13 Jun 2010Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 13 words
[Meaning] so that,1 or as far as, or until,2 or in order that.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὄφρα· ὅπως, ἢ μέχρι, ἢ ἕως, ἢ ἵνα.

Betacode
*)/ofra: o(/pws, h)\ me/xri, h)\ e(/ws, h)\ i(/na.

Notes (2)

  1. Epic/poetic conjunction (final or temporal: see LSJ s.v.), correlative to tau 848. Same or similarly glossing in other lexica (references at Photius omicron719 Theodoridis), and see also notes below.
  2. 1cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 4.195. ↩
  3. 2cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 15.23. ↩

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Revision history2 revisions · last 4 Aug 2013
  1. tweaking — David Whitehead
  2. expanded primary note; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Catharine Roth

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