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Headword: Ὀί̈ω
Adler number: omicron,99
Translated headword: I think
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
I suppose.[1]
And ὀϊσθείς ["having thought"], having supposed.[2]
Greek Original:
Ὀί̈ω: ὑπολαμβάνω. καὶ Ὀϊσθείς, ὑπολαβών.
Notes:
[1] Active present-tense form for the usual οἴομαι , cf. lambda 92, omicroniota 157, omicroniota 158, omicron 928. The active form occurs, however, much more commonly than the middle in Homer (131 times against 5). See H.W. Nordheider's article in Lexikon des fruehgriechischen Epos III (fasc. 17, 1999) 626-31. Bertolin shows that it expresses a more self-assured opinion than the middle forms (see bibliography). The gloss "I suppose" would then be in error. The form is either three syllables or two.
[2] Aorist participle of οἴομαι .
Reference:
Bertolin Cebrian, R. Die Verben des Denken bei Homer (1996) 239ff.
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 2 May 2002@15:46:39.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead on 3 May 2002@02:49:36.
Robert Dyer (Added references to modern discussions of the active form and bibliography) on 3 May 2002@03:50:41.
Catharine Roth (added betacode) on 6 June 2006@11:18:51.

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