[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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