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Headword:
Μελετώμενοι
Adler number: mu,479
Translated headword: studying
Vetting Status: low
Translation: [They] being taught, learning thoroughly. "Just like young eagles fly with gentle wing next to those who begat them, studying flight under them, and after they can lift themselves up, they fly above their parents, especially when they feel their parents are greedy and fly towards the earth because of the smell of meat."[1]
Greek Original:Μελετώμενοι: διδασκόμενοι, ἐκμανθάνοντες. ὥσπερ νέοι τῶν ἀετῶν ἁπαλῷ μὲν τῷ πτερῷ παραπέτονται τοῖς γειναμένοις αὐτοὺς μελετώμενοι ὑπ' αὐτῶν τὴν πτῆσιν, ἐπειδὰν δὲ αἴρεσθαι δύνωνται, ὑπερπέτονται τοὺς γονέας, ἄλλως τε κἂν λίχνους αἴσθωνται καὶ κνίσης ἕνεκα πρὸς τῇ γῇ πετομένους.
Notes:
The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is present middle/passive participle (masculine nominative plural) of the verb
μελετάω .
[1]
Philostratus,
Life of Apollonius of Tyana 1.7; cf.
epsilon 3605.
Translated by: Nick Nicholas on 10 May 2009@07:51:11.
Vetted by: David Whitehead (introductory note; x-ref; more keywords; cosmetics) on 10 May 2009@10:45:18.
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