Προσκαλοῦμαι

I invite, I summon

Translated by David Whitehead27 Nov 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words

[Used] with an accusative.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προσκαλοῦμαι· αἰτιατικῇ.

Betacode

*proskalou=mai: ai)tiatikh=|.

Notes

In particular, the headword (in the middle voice) can mean "summon into court" (see LSJ s.v.; cf. pi 2714, pi 2722, and esp. pi 2734).

Linked from3 entries

π2714Προσκαλέσαιto invite, to summonInstead of proskale/sasqai..
π2722Προσκεκλήσεσθαιto be going to be summonedThat is, to be summoned into court. "But you, by Hermes, [seem] to be to be going to be summoned, if you do not repay the money". Aristophanes in Clouds [sc. says this].
π2734ΠρόσκλησιςsummonsThe call into court. And [the cognate verb] proskale/sai [means] summoning to trial. Demosthenes in [the speech] On the Estate of Hagnias [sc. uses the term].

Neighbouring entries

π2713ΠροσκακοπαθῶI am additionally hurt (by)π2714Προσκαλέσαιto invite, to summon π2715ΠροσκαλοῦμαιI invite, I summon π2716Πρὸς καλοῦ ἐγένετο αὐτῷit turned out to his advantage π2717Πρὸς Κᾶρα καρίζειςyou are speaking Karian to a Karian

Revision history5 revisions · last 18 Oct 2013

18 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
8 Sep 2004another x-ref — David Whitehead
7 Sep 2004Revised — Catharine Roth
7 Sep 2004added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
7 Sep 2004added note and keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
27 Nov 2003Translated — David Whitehead