Προξένει

guide, protect

Translated by Catharine Roth11 Aug 2013Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 29 words
[Meaning] tell [me].1 "O dearest one, guide [me], as one who will now accomplish all." Or [it means] that, as you say, guide me and provide what is useful.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προξένει· λέγε. ὦ φίλταθ', ὡς νῦν πᾶν τελοῦντι προξένει. ἢ ὅτι, ὡς φῄς, προξένει μοι καὶ πάρεχε τὰ χρήσιμα.

Betacode
*proce/nei: le/ge. w)= fi/ltaq', w(s nu=n pa=n telou=nti proce/nei. h)\ o(/ti, w(s fh/|s, proce/nei moi kai\ pa/rexe ta\ xrh/sima.

Notes (2)

  1. 1The headword, extracted from the quotation, is present imperative, second person singular, of procene/w; cf. pi 2541, pi 2542. ↩
  2. 2Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 465 (web address 1), with scholion. ↩

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π2535Πρόνοια ἈθηνᾶAthena Pronoia, Athena ?Pronaiaπ2536Πρόξroe deerπ2537Προξένειguide, protectπ2538Προξενίαproxeny, proxenos' roleπ2539Πρόξενοςproxenos
Revision history2 revisions · last 16 Oct 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Catharine Roth

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