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Headword:
*)oli/gou
dei=n
Adler number: omicron,162
Translated headword: lacking little
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] almost, nearly. It is also said without the dei=n.[1]
And o)li/gou de/w fa/nai ["I am almost saying"] [is used] in the same manner.[2]
Greek Original:*)oli/gou dei=n: sxedo/n, para\ mikro/n. le/getai de\ kai\ xwri\s tou= dei=n. kai\ o)li/gou de/w fa/nai w(sau/tws.
Notes:
[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at
Photius omicron218 Theodoridis. For the idiom, see LSJ s.v.
o)li/gos IV.1.
[2] The phrase is attested in
Philo of Alexandria, the emperor Julian,
Eusebius, and
Proclus.
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 27 November 2009@22:08:48.
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