Ad Verum Imp.i.4.2 (p.300)
| ID | 1134 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Fronto |
| Reference | Ad Verum Imp.i.4.2 (p.300) |
| Reference 2 | VdH 116,16-18 |
| Date | 161 or 162 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Fronto |
| Addressee | Lucius Verus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | Ἆρα σήμερον εὔκαιρόν ἐστιν ἀφικέσθαι με πρὸς αὐτούς; σύ μοι δήλωσον ὡσανεὶ ἔμφρων κἀμοι φίλος κἀμοί σε (Haines); οἶσθ᾽εἰ <σ>ήμερον εὔκαιρόν ἐστιν ἀφικέσθαι με πρὸς αὐτούς; σύ μοι δήλωσον ὡς ἀνὴρ εὔφρων κἀμοὶ φίλος καινὰ ὅσ᾽ἐπίστελλε.' (VdH) |
| Latin Context | sed ad libertum Charilam perscripsi his, si recte memini, verbis : οἶσθ᾽εἰ <σ>ήμερον εὔκαιρόν ἐστιν ἀφικέσθαι με πρὸς αὐτούς; σύ μοι δήλωσον ὡς ἀνὴρ εὔφρων κἀμοὶ φίλος καινὰ ὅσ᾽ἐπίστελλε.' |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Inter |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: self-quotation (letter to Charilas) |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Reports his letter to Verus' freedman Charilas asking whether it was convenient for him to call on Verus; part of explanation of why he did not write to Verus himself |
| Comments | VdH comm: καινά etc.: 'if there is anything new, send me word'. Ἐπιστελλε seems more likely than ἐπιστεῖλον. Ἐπέστειλε is not possible. Charilas was the ab admissione of the emperors. |