Παριέναι

to let slip

Translated by David Whitehead12 Mar 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 21 words
[Meaning] to allow to pass by. "[Aratus & co.] were imploring Philip not to let the opportunity slip, or to delay".1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Παριέναι· συγχωρεῖν ἀφιέναι. οἱ δὲ διεμαρτύροντο τὸν Φίλιππον μὴ παριέναι τὸν καιρόν, μηδὲ καταμέλλειν.

Betacode
*parie/nai: sugxwrei=n a)fie/nai. oi( de\ diemartu/ronto to\n *fi/lippon mh\ parie/nai to\n kairo/n, mhde\ katame/llein.

Notes (1)

  1. The headword infinitive (from pari/hmi, pi 649) is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
  2. 1Polybius 5.7.4. ↩

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Neighbouring entries

π646ΠαρίεμαιI ask quarter, I beg pardonπ647Παριεμένουςbegging offπ648Παριέναιto let slipπ649ΠαρίημιI beg leaveπ650Παρίεταιis let go
Revision history3 revisions · last 16 Sep 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. x-ref — David Whitehead
  3. expanded note, set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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