stathmoi

Jim West jwest at highland.net
Thu Dec 9 12:04:34 EST 1999


At 11:28 AM 12/9/99 -0500, you wrote:
>   Another tough nut in 1 Clement: ANEMWN STAQMOI KATA TON IDION KAIRON
>THN LEITOURGIAN AUTWN APROSKOPWS EPITELOUSIN: The XXX of the winds
>complete their service in their own proper season, without faltering.  The
>problem is STAQMOI.  It's sometimes used of "standing stations" (e.g. a
>rest stop for weary travelers), and so maybe it means something like the
>"quarters" of the winds.  But the problem is that it's the *action* of the
>winds, not their "resting from action" or their "place of residence" that
>"completes their service." 
>
>   The term STAQMOI can also mean "weights."  Could the sentence mean,
>then, something like "the forces of the winds complete their service..."?
>
>   Or something else?

well how bout this....

lets suppose that the stem is sta-
that the theta is some sort of wierd archaic passive 
and that the ending is just regular-

we get something like "the drippings of the winds complete their purpose"
i.e.,  the smallest movement of wind accomplishes its purpose...

just a suggestion.

best,

Jim

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