Πιαίνω

I fatten, I enrich, I cheer

Translated by Catharine Roth17 Mar 2012Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 32 words
[sc. The active voice is used] with an accusative. But [the passive voice] piai/nomai ["I am fattened" is used] with a dative.1
"And to be enriched with kids out of [the] flocks."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πιαίνω· αἰτιατικῇ. Πιαίνομαι δὲ δοτικῇ. καὶ ἐρίφοις ἐκ ποιμνίων πιαίνεσθαι.

Betacode
*piai/nw: ai)tiatikh=|. *piai/nomai de\ dotikh=|. kai\ e)ri/fois e)k poimni/wn piai/nesqai.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Similar entries in syntactical lexica. For this verb, see also pi 1544, pi 1545, pi 1546, pi 1547, pi 1560. ↩
  2. 2Quotation not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as Gregory of Nazianzus, On the love of the poor PG 35.889.22. ↩

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Neighbouring entries

π1559ΠιδύτηςPidutes, Pidytesπ1560Πιαίνωνfattening, enriching, nourishingπ1561ΠιαίνωI fatten, I enrich, I cheerπ1562Πίεdrink!π1563Πιεζόμενοςoppressed
Revision history3 revisions · last 23 May 2016
  1. more keywords — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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