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vir litterarum

USA
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Posted - 31 Oct 2006 :  17:02:22  


ἆρ᾽ ἀκούετε
οἵας ἑορτῆς ἔστ᾽ ἀπόπτυστοι θεοῖς
στέργηθρ᾽ ἔχουσαι
Eum. 190-191

How is ἔχουσαι being used in this sentence and is ἔστ᾽ second person plural or third person singular?


 

George

Greece
615 Posts

Posted - 01 Nov 2006 :  05:05:50  

 

ehousai seems problematical here, because there is no obvious (plur-fem) subject. Yet, there is help, in the opening verb, ‘akouete’ (you listen). This ‘you’ is also the subject of ehousai and refers to the Chorus of women. Another trouble comes from the need for ‘stergithr ehousai’ to be understood as a single word (love, like, tend to, embrace, etc). Est is plural sec. person. I think the whole meaning becomes clear enough if you change the word order:

ἆρ᾽ ἀκούετε
οἵας ἑορτῆς στέργηθρ᾽ ἔχουσαι
ἔστ᾽ ἀπόπτυστοι θεοῖς

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vir litterarum

USA
42 Posts

Posted - 01 Nov 2006 :  17:34:53  

 

so would you translate it thus?

" Can't you hear for what sort of feast you are abominable to the gods because you embrace them?"

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George

Greece
615 Posts

Posted - 02 Nov 2006 :  02:46:13  

 

I would try to follow the original word order if possible. E.g. "Can't you understand, for what feast abominable you are to Gods for your liking?

This way, the feast essentially surrounds the reaction of Gods, giving emphasis to the initial suprise at the kind of the feast (can't you understand?)

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vir litterarum

USA
42 Posts

Posted - 02 Nov 2006 :  11:08:40  

 

so you are translating ἔχουσαι as a causal circumstantial participle?

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George

Greece
615 Posts

Posted - 02 Nov 2006 :  12:08:34  

 

Are you suggesting something different?

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