Παραιτοῦμαι
I beg, I entreat
Translated by David Whitehead27 Feb 2004Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I supplicate. [Used] with an accusative.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παραιτοῦμαι· τὸ ἱκετεύω· αἰτιατικῇ.
Betacode
*paraitou=mai: to\ i(keteu/w: ai)tiatikh=|.
Notes
Linked from8 entries
- π504Παραιτεῖσθαιto beseech[Meaning] to entreat, to beg pardon. "But on the point of killing him he released him, since Parysatis had beseeched him and preserved the satrapy for him." And elsewhere: "he rescues Derketaios from death having…
- π505Παραιτηθείςbeseeched[sc. He having been] entreated. "Beseeched through his friends he absolved this man of blame."
- π506Παραιτεῖτοwas beseeching[Meaning he/she/it] was entreating, was imploring. "When he came he was beseeching the Persian; but obtaining nothing of what he was asking for, he released [him] himself." Herodotus [sc. says this].
- π507Παραιτησάμενοςbegging off"He gave back the gold, with the intention of begging off the anger of the god with it; 'fool, he did not even know what he was about to suffer, for the intent of the ever-living gods is not easily diverted.'"
- π508Παραιτητήςbeseecher[Meaning an] intercessor, or defender.
- π509Παραιτοῖτοmight beseech[Meaning he/she/it] might entreat, might renounce. "Just as if someone enrolled in the gymnastic competitions, arriving when it is time to fight, might beseech the spectators for forgiveness if he were not to compete."
- π641Παρῃτήσθωlet it be conceded[Meaning] let it be agreed.
- π642Παρῃτεῖτοwas begging pardon, was begging"[He] was agreeing to pay recompense for the cows and was abjectly begging pardon for the crime." Also in the sense of [he/she/it] was calling upon. "They were begging the forward fighters to hold off a little."
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Revision history5 revisions · last 6 Aug 2016
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note, raised status — William Hutton
- added note — David Whitehead
- raised vetting status — Bret Mulligan
- Translated — David Whitehead