Ζητεῖν

to seek

Translated by David Whitehead7 Dec 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 13 words
Attic writers apply [this verb] to wishing. "Nor seek you to discover anything".1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ζητεῖν· ἐπὶ τοῦ βούλεσθαι τιθέασιν Ἀττικοί. μηδὲ σὺ ζήτει τι πυθέσθαι.

Betacode
*zhtei=n: e)pi\ tou= bou/lesqai tiqe/asin *)attikoi/. mhde\ su\ zh/tei ti puqe/sqai.

Notes (1)

  1. Same entry in Photius; similar (shorter) one in Hesychius.
  2. 1Tragica adespota fr. 329 (cf. Comica adespota fr. 671 Kock = 506 K.-A.). ↩

Neighbouring entries

ζ87Ζῆσαιlived, to have livedζ88Ζήσειαςmay you live!ζ89Ζητεῖνto seekζ90ΖήτηςZetesζ91Ζητήσεταιwill be sought
Revision history5 revisions · last 25 Mar 2016
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
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  4. augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
  5. set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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