[B-Greek] Lexical Inquiry

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Mon Feb 22 21:03:30 EST 2010


On Feb 22, 2010, at 7:37 PM, Donald R. Vance, Ph.D. wrote:
> Does anyone know of a Greek text or phrase that would be the  
> equivalent of our "fear of death"? My Intermediate Greek-English  
> Lexicon (Liddel and Scott) on Accordance notes ADEHS QANATOU "without  
> fear of death" in Plato, but without reference.

Socrates says it with an articular infinitive; will that do?

Plato Apology 29a τὸ γάρ τοι θάνατον δεδιέναι, ὦ ἄνδρες, οὐδὲν 
ἄλλο ἐστὶν ἢ δοκεῖν σοφὸν εἶναι μὴ ὄντα· δοκεῖν γὰρ εἰδέναι ἐστὶν 
ἃ οὐκ οἶδεν. 
[TO GAR TOI QANATON DEDIENAI, W ANDRES, OUDEN 
ALLO ESTIN H DOKEIN SOFON EINAI MH ONTA· 
DOKEIN GAR EIDENAI ESTIN hA OUK OIDEN.]


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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