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Headword: Ἐθελήσει
Adler number: epsilon,299
Translated headword: might not wish
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Might not be able.
Homer: 'he did not wish to flow.'[1] And Aristophanes: 'and he might not wish to learn.'[2] Meaning he might not be able.
Greek Original:
Ἐθελήσει: δυνηθείη. Ὅμηρος: οὐδ' ἔθελε προρρέειν. καὶ Ἀριστοφάνης: οὐδ' ἐθελήσει μαθεῖν. ἀντὶ τοῦ οὐ δυνηθῇ.
Notes:
See also theta 105.
[1] Homer, Iliad 21.366 on the discomfiture of the River Xanthus; cf. omicron 840.
[2] Aristophanes, Birds 581.
Keywords: comedy; definition; epic
Translated by: Bobbiejo Winfrey on 11 August 2003@08:15:17.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (supplied notes; modified keywords; cosmetics) on 11 August 2003@09:20:18.
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