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Headword:
Chairomai
Adler number: chi,173
Translated headword: I am rejoiced
Vetting Status: high
Translation: "Datis the Persian, who engaged in the practice of Hellenizing, said 'I am rejoiced' [xai/romai] instead of saying 'I rejoice' [xai/rw].[1] And [that sort of thing] is a Datism."[2]
Greek Original:Chairomai: hoti Datis ho Persês epitêdeuomenos hellênizein, anti tou eipein chairô chairomai eipe. kai esti Datismos.
Notes:
From
delta 89.
[1] "I rejoice" [
xai/rw] is first person singular, present active indicative, while "I am rejoiced" [
xai/romai] is the corresponding middle/passive form. This "Datism" appears in
Aristophanes,
Peace 291 (web address 1 below).
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: biography; comedy; dialects, grammar, and etymology; geography
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 18 March 2008@16:48:59.
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