Ancient Greek

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Noun

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κρᾰδῐ́η (kradíēf (genitive κρᾰδῐ́ης); first declension

  1. Epic form of κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kardíā)
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 20.18:
      «τέτλαθι δή, κραδίη· καὶ κύντερον ἄλλο ποτ’ ἔτλης, [...]»
      «tétlathi dḗ, kradíē; kaì kúnteron állo pot’ étlēs, [...]»
      Endure, my heart; a worse thing even than this didst thou once endure [...]
      English translation (1919) by A.T. Murray. [κύντερον (kúnteron): "more dog-like"]
      Scene: Odysseus' inner soliloquy: disguised as a beggar he is tempted to reveal himself and punish the insolent suitors.
      The phrase is quoted as: τέτλαθι κραδίη (tétlathi kradíē)

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