Προανατάξωμαι

I would prefer

Translated by Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝7 Jul 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 22 words
David [says]: "[may my tongue cleave to my throat ...] if I would not prefer Jerusalem as the cause of my joy."1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προανατάξωμαι· Δαβίδ· ἐὰν μὴ προανατάξωμαι τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ ὡς ἐν ἀρχῇ τῆς εὐφροσύνης μου.

Betacode
*proanata/cwmai: *dabi/d: e)a\n mh\ proanata/cwmai th\n *(ierousalh\m w(s e)n a)rxh=| th=s eu)frosu/nhs mou.

Notes (1)

  1. The headword -- first person singular, future middle subjunctive, of proanata/ssw -- is extracted from the quotation given (discussed by various commentators).
  2. 1Psalm 136:6 LXX. ↩

Neighbouring entries

π2316ΠροαναρπάζωI arrest before, I carry off beforeπ2317Προανάσχοιmight hold up beforeπ2318ΠροανατάξωμαιI would preferπ2319Προανεκρούετοwas playing a preludeπ2320ΠροαποθνήσκωI die before, I die in defence of
Revision history4 revisions · last 2 Nov 2021
  1. expanded note — Catharine Roth
  2. coding — David Whitehead
  3. augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. modified headword and translation; added note — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝

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