Σβέσαι

to quench

Translated by David Whitehead28 Sep 2004Vetting: high4 revisions

6 words

[Meaning] to put a stop to.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σβέσαι· παῦσαι.

Betacode

*sbe/sai: pau=sai.

Notes

The headword is aorist infinitive active of sbe/nnumi; cf. sigma 168.
Likewise or similarly in other lexica, and cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 9.674.

Linked from1 entry

σ168Σβεννύντοςof one quenchingAlso [sc. attested is] sbennu/w ["I quench"]: [used] with an accusative. Also [sc. attested is] sbennu=sa ["she quenching"].

Neighbouring entries

σ168Σβεννύντοςof one quenching σ169ΣβῆροςSberos, Sberus, Sveros σ170Σβέσαιto quench σ171Σαίνεσθαιto fawn σ172Σαίνουροιtail-fawning

Revision history4 revisions · last 22 Dec 2013

22 Dec 2013Revised — David Whitehead
30 Sep 2004augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
29 Sep 2004added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
29 Sep 2004augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
28 Sep 2004Translated — David Whitehead