Ὀκνεῖ
hesitates
Translated by Catharine Roth13 Nov 2009Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀκνεῖ· εὐλαβῶς ἔχει. Ξενοφῶν· ὀκνοῦντες, μὴ οἱ Ἕλληνες διαβάντες τὴν γέφυραν μείνειαν. ἀντὶ τοῦ εὐλαβούμενοι, δεδιότες.
Betacode
*)oknei=: eu)labw=s e)/xei. *cenofw=n: o)knou=ntes, mh\ oi( *(/ellhnes diaba/ntes th\n ge/furan mei/neian. a)nti\ tou= eu)labou/menoi, dedio/tes.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword, evidently quoted from somewhere, is similarly glossed in the Platonic Lexicon of Timaeus, and in Photius (omicron182 Theodoridis); cf. also the scholia on Plato, Republic 3.391A (where first-person
o)knw= occurs). For this verb see also omicron 113, omicron 114, omicron 116, omicron 117, omega 51. ↩ - 2Xenophon, Anabasis 2.4.22, with the present participle (masculine nominative plural) of the same verb. The passage is quoted again at upsilon 556. ↩
Linked from5 entries
- ο113Ὀκνεῖνto hesitate"[...] that no scout from the enemy was hesitating, but even before the deed was thinking that they knew with what force and how equipped he was coming."
- ο114ὈκνείωI shrink from[Meaning] I hesitate, I reject.
- ο116ὈκνῶI hesitate[Meaning] I am afraid. And frequently Sophocles uses this [word] in reference to fearing. "For I would not have stood up to him with hesitation [if he were] in his right mind." And the orators used the noun not in…
- ο117Ὀκνῶνhesitating[Meaning someone who is] shrinking back. Sophocles [writes]: "for every man who is doing great [deeds] is inclined to hesitate."
- ω51ὬκνουνI was hesitating[Meaning] I was being cautious. Also [sc. attested is] 'they were hesitating', [meaning] they were being cautious, they were neglecting. "When Greeks understood that the expedition was against the King, they were…
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Revision history2 revisions · last 23 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth