Φθονῶ σοι

I envy you

Translated by David Whitehead21 Apr 2006Vetting: high2 revisions

1 note · 7 words
[i.e.] with dative. I envy you this.1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φθονῶ σοι· δοτικῇ. φθονῶ σοι τοῦδε.

Betacode
*fqonw= soi: dotikh=|. fqonw= soi tou=de.

Notes (1)

  1. Denominative verb from fqo/nos: phi 508, phi 509, phi 510.
  2. 1This second part of the entry, perhaps (though not necessarily) a quotation, is designed to show that what 'I envy you' goes in the genitive case. ↩

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Neighbouring entries

φ509Φθόνοςenvyφ510Φθόνοςenvy, jealousy, spiteφ511Φθονῶ σοιI envy youφ512Στίχοι Δημητρίου εἰς φθονερούςlines of Demetrios against the enviousφ513Φθόροςdestruction
Revision history2 revisions · last 23 Apr 2006
  1. augmented notes — David Whitehead
  2. added cross-references, set status — Catharine Roth
  3. Translated — David Whitehead

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