Τραπείομεν
let us turn
Translated by Catharine Roth14 Mar 2012Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τραπείομεν· τὸ βαρύτονον τράπω. ποῖ δὲ τράπωμαι καὶ τίς γένωμαι; διὰ τοῦ ω μεγάλου. καὶ Τράπῃς, αὐθυπότακτον.
Betacode
*trapei/omen: to\ baru/tonon tra/pw. poi= de\ tra/pwmai kai\ ti/s ge/nwmai; dia\ tou= w mega/lou. kai\ *tra/ph|s, au)qupo/takton.
Notes (3)
- The headword is an epic short-vowel subjunctive, apparently from the aorist passive of
tre/pw , quoted here from Homer, Odyssey 8.292 (web address 1). The lexicographer, however, seems to be positing a present indicativetra/pw . In other instances, as at Iliad 3.441 and 14.314, the headword form seems to be related tote/rpw "take pleasure" (aoriste)/trapon ) and indeed Hesychius glosses it withterfqw=men , aorist passive subjunctive ofte/rpw . - 1First person singular, aorist active subjunctive, of
tre/pw . when a verb is called "barytone," the meaning is that it is not a contract verb, so it is not accented on the last syllable. ↩ - 2The question
poi= tra/pwmai; (with aorist middle subjunctive) occurs several times in Euripides and elsewhere, but the closest parallel to the quotation here is in Libanius, Declamation 51.1.19:ti/s ge/nwmai; poi= tra/pwmai; "Who should I become? Whither should I turn?" ↩ - 3Second person singular, aorist active subjunctive, presumably quoted from somewhere. ↩
References
P. Chantraine, Grammaire homérique (Paris 1973) vol. I p. 400 (§191)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history6 revisions · last 17 Jan 2016
- tweaked translation and note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added bibliography — Catharine Roth
- expanded note 1 — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth