Ὑφείς
putting under, suborning
Translated by Catharine Roth2 May 2011Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑφείς· ὑποβαλών. ὑφεὶς μάγον τοιόνδε μηχανορράφον, δόλιον, ἀγύρτην. Σοφοκλῆς.
Betacode
*(ufei/s: u(pobalw/n. u(fei\s ma/gon toio/nde mhxanorra/fon, do/lion, a)gu/rthn. *sofoklh=s.
Notes (1)
- The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is the aorist active participle, masculine nominative singular, of
u(fi/hmi . See also upsilon 708, upsilon 719, upsilon 724. - 1Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 387-8 (web address 1); cf. mu 25, mu 1019. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
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- υ708Ὑφέντεςhaving put under[Meaning they] having positioned, having placed. "Having laid an ambush, they kill this man by deception." And elsewhere: "having laid a trap, Acastus schemed against Peleus; and the latter, realising [this], moved to…
- υ719Ὑφείςputting under, yielding, withdrawing[Meaning one who is] giving in, slackening. "But he, withdrawing from his purpose, sent begging not to have war made on him."
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Revision history3 revisions · last 30 May 2016
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth