Περιδώμεθα

let us wager

Translated by Amanda Aponte15 Sep 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 19 words

[Meaning] let us place a bet.¹
Homer [writes]: "here now let us wager either a tripod [or a basin]."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Περιδώμεθα· συνθώμεθα. Ὅμηρος· δεῦρό νυν ἢ τρίποδα περιδώμεθα.

Betacode

*peridw/meqa: sunqw/meqa. *(/omhros: deu=ro/ nun h)\ tri/poda peridw/meqa.

Notes (2)

1Likewise or similarly glossed in other lexica; references at Photius pi666 Theodoridis. The headword is quoted from Homer: see next note. ↩
2An approximation of Homer, Iliad 23.485, which has tri/podos peridw/meqon (web address 1). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

π1101Περίδουmake a wager[Meaning] place around. Aristophanes [writes]: "come here you, make a wager and quickly become a man." And elsewhere: "I want to make a wager on the head." Meaning to make a contract on the head. And again: "if you…

Neighbouring entries

π1101Περίδουmake a wager π1102Περίδουwager π1103Περιδώμεθαlet us wager π1104Περιδράττεσθαιto grasp π1105Περίδρομοςdetached, standing apart

Revision history3 revisions · last 24 Sep 2013

24 Sep 2013Revised — David Whitehead
14 Sep 2011Revised — David Whitehead
16 Sep 2009augmented notes; another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
15 Sep 2009Translated — Amanda Aponte