Προσδεῖσθαι
to stand in need of
Translated by David Whitehead15 Mar 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[To stand in need of (prosdei=sqai )] and to lack [e)ndei=sqai ] are different; for the former indicates possession of a few things, but the latter [indicates] a lack of everything entirely.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Προσδεῖσθαι καὶ ἐνδεῖσθαι διαφέρει· τὸ μὲν γὰρ δηλοῖ ὀλίγων τινῶν κτῆσιν, τὸ δὲ παντελῶς ἀπορίαν τοῦ ὅλου δηλοῖ.
Betacode
*prosdei=sqai kai\ e)ndei=sqai diafe/rei: to\ me\n ga\r dhloi= o)li/gwn tinw=n kth=sin, to\ de\ pantelw=s a)pori/an tou= o(/lou dhloi=.
Notes
- Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius pi1310, where Theodoridis cites Demosthenes 1.19 for such a distinction (in context) between these two verbs.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 17 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked and expanded note — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead