Ὀΐω
I think
Translated by Catharine Roth2 May 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀΐω· ὑπολαμβάνω. καὶ Ὀϊσθείς, ὑπολαβών.
Betacode
*)oi/+w: u(polamba/nw. kai\ *)oi+sqei/s, u(polabw/n.
Notes (2)
- 1Active present-tense form for the usual
oi)/omai ; cf. lambda 92, omicroniota 157, omicroniota 158, omicron 928. The active form occurs, however, much more commonly than the middle in Homer (131 times against 5). See H.W. Nordheider's article in Lexikon des frühgriechischen Epos III (fasc. 17, 1999) 626-31. Bertolin [below] shows that it expresses a more self-assured opinion than the middle forms. The gloss "I suppose" would then be in error. The form is either three syllables or two. ↩ - 2Aorist participle of
oi)/omai , masculine nominative singular. It must be quoted from somewhere, almost certainly Homer, Iliad 9.453. ↩
References
Bertolin Cebrian, R. Die Verben des Denken bei Homer (1996) 239ff.
Linked from3 entries
- λ92ΛαμπιτώLampito"Rather, Lampito, I think, [was] cause." Meaning Lampito, I suppose, [was] cause of the battle.
- οι157ΟἴωoioThe [verb which means] I bring; [used] with an accusative.
- οι158ΟἰῶI suppose[oi)w=] meaning [the same as] oi)/omai. "But the cause, I suppose, [was] Lampito." Meaning: as I suppose, the cause of the battle [was] Lampito.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 28 Jun 2013
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- expanded n.2; tweaking — David Whitehead
- added betacode — Catharine Roth
- Added references to modern discussions of the active form and bibliography — Robert Dyer
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth