Οἱ

to him

Translated by Catharine Roth5 Feb 2002Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 20 words

Translation

[When oi( is used] instead of au)tw=|, it is aspirated.1
"When the head of Pompey was brought to him [...]."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Οἱ· ἀντὶ τοῦ αὐτῷ δασύνεται. τὴν κεφαλὴν Πομπηΐου κομισθεῖσάν οἱ.

Betacode
*oi(: a)nti\ tou= au)tw=| dasu/netai. th\n kefalh\n *pomphi/+ou komisqei=sa/n oi(. 

Notes (2)

  1. 1Cf. Etymologicum Magnum 616.26. This is the dative of the pronoun beginning with s (giving a rough breathing in Greek) which served as a reflexive pronoun in other Indo-European languages. In Attic it was used as an indirect reflexive. See also omicroniota 3. ↩
  2. 2On the head of Pompey the Great being brought to Julius Caesar in 48 BC; cf. Cassius Dio 42.7.2. ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 29 May 2016
  1. coding — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
  4. augmented note; added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Catharine Roth

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