urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.489 (line)
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.489
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REF: 11.489
βουλοίμην κʼ ἐπάρουρος ἐὼν θητευέμεν ἄλλῳ,
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| Value | Word Value | Subref Value | Position | Index | VE Ref | Space After | Alignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| βουλοίμην | βουλοίμην | βουλοίμην[1] | 1 | 40429 | 11.489.t1 | True | Odyssey Sentence Alignment (Crane) |
| κʼ | κʼ | κʼ[1] | 2 | 40430 | 11.489.t2 | True | |
| ἐπάρουρος | ἐπάρουρος | ἐπάρουρος[1] | 3 | 40431 | 11.489.t3 | True | |
| ἐὼν | ἐὼν | ἐὼν[1] | 4 | 40432 | 11.489.t4 | True | |
| θητευέμεν | θητευέμεν | θητευέμεν[1] | 5 | 40433 | 11.489.t5 | True | |
| ἄλλῳ, | ἄλλῳ | ἄλλῳ[1] | 6 | 40434 | 11.489.t6 | True |
Dictionary Citations
LSJ
IV
ἤ . . , prefer, for βούλομαι μᾶλλον (which is more usu. in Prose), βούλομʼ ἐγὼ λαὸν σόον ἔμμεναι ἢ ἀπολέσθαι I had rather . . , Il. 1.117, cf. 23.594, Od. 3.232, 11.489, 12.350; β. τὸ μέν τι εὐτυχέειν . . ἢ εὐτυχέειν τὰ πάντα Hdt. 3.40; β. παρθενεύεσθαι πλέω χρόνον ἢ πατρὸς ἐστερῆσθαι (for πολὺν χρόνον, μᾶλλον ἤ . . ) ib. 124, cf. E. Andr. 351; less freq. without ἤ . . , πολὺ βούλομαι αὐτὴν οἴκοι ἔχειν I much prefer . . , Il. 1.112, cf. Od. 15.88. ( gṷel-gṷol-, cf. the dialectic forms.)
attached to the soil as a serf, βουλοίμην κʼ ἐ. ἒὼν θητευέμεν ἄλλῳ Od. 11.489.
to be a serf or labourer, Λαομέδοντι . . θητεύσαμεν εἰς ἐνιαυτόν Il. 21.444, cf. Od. 18.357; θητευέμεν ἄλλῳ, ἀνδρὶ παρʼ ἀκλήρῳ 11.489, cf. E. Alc. 6, Cyc. 77 (lyr.), Pl. Euthphr. 4c, R. 359d, Phld. Piet. 63; θ. ἐπὶ μισθῷ παρά τινι Hdt. 8.137; θ. εἰς τὸ τεῖχος labour at it, Philostr. Her. 12a. 3; θ. Παλλάδι καὶ Παφίῃ serve, AP 5.292.12 ( Paul.Sil.).
one who keeps watch beside, v.l. in Od. 11.489.
cunliffe_lex
βούλομαι (προ-). 1 To have a preference for one of two things, to wish, be minded : ἄλλῃ Il. 15.51. 2 To wish, desire (something): Τρώεσσι βούλετο νίκην Il. 7.21, Il. 13.347, Il. 16.121. Cf. Il. 8.204, Il. 23.682. With infin.: Τρώεσσι κῦδος ὀρέξαι Il. 11.79. Cf. Il. 12.174 = Il. 15.596: Od. 4.275, 353 (βούλοντο here app. an aor.), Od. 15.21, 88. 3 To be willing or ready. With infin.: ἀπὸ λοιγὸν ἀμῦναι Il. 1.67. 4 To prefer: τό κε βουλοίμην Il. 3.41: Od. 11.358 = Od. 20.316. With infin.: αὐτὴν οἴκοι ἔχειν Il. 1.112. Cf. Il. 24.39: Od. 3.143, Od. 9.96, Od. 17.187, 228, Od. 18.364. With ἤ: ἡμῖν Ζεὺς βούλεται ἤ Δαναοῖσι νίκην Il. 17.331. With infin. and ἤ: λαὸν σῶν ἔμμεναι ἢ ἀπολέσθαι Il. 1.117. Cf. Il. 23.594: Od. 3.232, Od. 11.489, Od. 12.350, Od. 16.106, Od. 17.81, 404. Absol.: βούλομαι (I prefer it so, I accept the alternative) Il. 24.226.
ἐπάρουρος [ἐπ-, ἐπι- 1 + ἄρουρα.] Of a hired labourer, app. attached in some way to a particular piece of land or estate Od. 11.489.
θητεύω [θητ-, θής.] To serve as a hired labourer: θητεύσαμεν μισθῷ ἔπι ῥητῷ Il. 21.444. Cf. Od. 11.489, Od. 18.357.