Προσδέχω

I accept, I admit, I receive

Translated by David Whitehead15 Mar 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 22 words

[Used] with an accusative[,] and [sc. also attested in the middle voice] prosdexo/menoi ["they accepting/admitting/receiving"],¹ [used] with an accusative; [meaning they] expecting.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προσδέχω· αἰτιατικῇ καὶ Προσδεχόμενοι· αἰτιατικῇ· προσδοκῶντες.

Betacode

*prosde/xw: ai)tiatikh=| kai\ *prosdexo/menoi: ai)tiatikh=|: prosdokw=ntes.

Notes (1)

In fact, the active voice is not elsewhere attested. See also pi 2617.
1Presumably quoted from somewhere but far too common to identify. ↩

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π2617Προσδέξασθαιto admit, to receive"But to receive the enemy, as the saying goes, into one's ribs." Meaning close up.

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π2616ΠροσδέδεμαιI am bound to, I am bound with π2617Προσδέξασθαιto admit, to receive π2618ΠροσδέχωI accept, I admit, I receive π2619Προσδεῖσθαιto stand in need of π2620ΠροσδιαλέγομαιI converse with

Revision history4 revisions · last 17 Oct 2013

17 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
27 Nov 2011cosmetics — David Whitehead
8 May 2010another note — David Whitehead
8 May 2010added note, set status — Catharine Roth
15 Mar 2010Translated — David Whitehead

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (1)

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