Προσκαταθείην
I might put up
Translated by David Whitehead28 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Meaning I might be penalized. Aristophanes [writes]: "and I might put up a three-obol piece to swear the oath".1 That is, I might pay three obols to have you make me swear by the gods - such is my contempt for oaths.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Προσκαταθείην· ἀντὶ τοῦ ζημιωθείην. Ἀριστοφάνης· καὶ προσκαταθείην γ' ὥστ' ὀμόσαι τριώβολον. τουτέστι ζημιωθείην ἂν τρεῖς ὀβολούς, ἵνα ἐπιτρέψῃς μοι ὀμόσαι τοὺς θεούς· οὕτω καταφρονῶ τῶν ὅρκων.
Betacode
*proskataqei/hn: a)nti\ tou= zhmiwqei/hn. *)aristofa/nhs: kai\ proskataqei/hn g' w(/st' o)mo/sai triw/bolon. toute/sti zhmiwqei/hn a)\n trei=s o)bolou/s, i(/na e)pitre/yh|s moi o)mo/sai tou\s qeou/s: ou(/tw katafronw= tw=n o(/rkwn.
Notes (1)
- The headword -- first person singular, aorist active optative, of
proskatati/qhmi -- is extracted from the quotation given. - 1Aristophanes, Clouds 1235 (web address 1), with scholion. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 18 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- modified translation at one point; added a keyword — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead