Ὀΐ
oi!
Translated by Catharine Roth31 Oct 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
It is an exclamation of those who feel grief and displeasure; also those who are afraid say this.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀΐ· ὀδυρομένων ἐστὶν ἐπίφθεγμα καὶ δυσχεραινόντων· καὶ οἱ φοβούμενοι δὲ οὕτω λέγουσιν.
Betacode
*)oi/+: o)durome/nwn e)sti\n e)pi/fqegma kai\ dusxeraino/ntwn: kai\ oi( fobou/menoi de\ ou(/tw le/gousin.
Notes
- From a scholion on Aristophanes, Peace 932 (web address 1), where there is a play on this exclamation and
o)/i+s "sheep" (cf. omicron 90, omicron 95, omicron 100).
cf. Eustathius, Commentary on the Odyssey 1538.45.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 25 Dec 2020
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth