Προστρέπω

I beseech

Translated by William Hutton8 Sep 2013Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 23 words
[Found] in Sophocles. Meaning I entreat. "Do not disappointment me, vagabond that I am, about the things which I beseech you to explain."1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προστρέπω· παρὰ Σοφοκλεῖ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἱκετεύω. μή μ' ἀτιμάσῃς, τοιόνδ' ἀλήτην, ὧν σε προστρέπω φράσαι.

Betacode
*prostre/pw: para\ *sofoklei=. a)nti\ tou= i(keteu/w. mh/ m' a)tima/sh|s, toio/nd' a)lh/thn, w(=n se prostre/pw fra/sai.

Notes (1)

  1. The headword, extracted from the quotation given, is present indicative active, first person singular, of the verb prostre/pw; cf. pi 2822.
  2. 1Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 49-50, with scholion. ↩

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π2821Προστιμήματαadditional finesπ2822Προστρέπεσθαιto turn to, to supplicateπ2823ΠροστρέπωI beseechπ2824Πρὸς τὸν σωρὸν ἀμᾶσθαιto gather to the heapπ2825Πρόστῳονportico
Revision history3 revisions · last 20 Oct 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. expanded notes; another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — William Hutton

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