Παρακαλεῖν
to summon
Translated by Kyle Helms31 Oct 2011Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to call, or to lay an injunction; for [sc. the meaning] 'to need' [is] without authority.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παρακαλεῖν· τὸ καλεῖν, ἢ τὸ προτρέπεσθαι· ἄκυρον γὰρ τὸ δέεσθαι.
Betacode
*parakalei=n: to\ kalei=n, h)\ to\ protre/pesqai: a)/kuron ga\r to\ de/esqai.
Notes (1)
- From the scholia to Thucydides 1.68.2, where
parekale/sate occurs.
cf. pi 349, pi 504 and epsilon 3076, the last of which includesde/omai as a synonym, pace the present entry. The word can mean "to demand" or "to require" (LSJ s.v. IV with web address 1 below). - 1cf. kappa 1052 for this use of
a)/kuron in the Suda (not uncommon in Greek scholia). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 18 Dec 2013
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note; another keyword; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Kyle Helms