Οἷος
alone; the type [of person]
Translated by Jennifer Benedict7 Jun 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οἷος· μόνος, ἢ ὁποῖος. ὁ δὲ ἐπολυπραγμόνησε πάντα· ἦν γὰρ οἷος μηδὲν μήτ' ἀνθρώπειον μήτε θεῖον ἀδιερεύνητον ἐᾶν.
Betacode
*oi(=os: mo/nos, h)\ o(poi=os. o( de\ e)polupragmo/nhse pa/nta: h)=n ga\r oi(=os mhde\n mh/t' a)nqrw/peion mh/te qei=on a)diereu/nhton e)a=n.
Notes (2)
- See also omicroniota 152, omicroniota 155, omicroniota 189.
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica (references at Photius omicron142 Theodoridis) and cf. the D scholia to Homer, Odyssey 1.13.
*oi)=os "alone" has smooth breathing;oi(=os "of such a sort" is aspirated. ↩ - 2Cassius Dio 75.13.2; cf. sigma 182. ↩
Linked from7 entries
- οι17Οἱασοῦνof such-and-such a kind[no gloss]
- οι148ΟἶονOion, OeumThere are two demes in Attica [sc. with this name], said in the neuter. They say that they are so called because the place[s] never had habitation, but were isolated; for the ancients used to call isolation "oion".…
- οι152Οἶοςalone[Meaning] only. From i)/os, whence [come] both i)/a and mi/a. But i)/os [comes] from su/ ["thou"], i)/, i)/os. Or from ei(=s.
- οι155Οἷοςsuch a one[Meaning] of what sort. "O ill-fated Ajax, being such a one, how [sc. badly off] you are now! How you are worthy to obtain mourning even from enemies!"
- οι156Οἷος εἶyou are willing['you are willing'] and 'you are able'. The one without the [particle] te signifies you wish and you prefer, but the one with the te [indicates] ability. Lysias uses both.
- οι159Οἰώθηwas forsaken[Meaning he/she/it] was left alone.
- οι189Οἶοιsole men; able men[Meaning those] alone, or capable.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 27 Mar 2021
- expanded note 1 — Catharine Roth
- expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict