εγραψεν υπερ αυτου Διονυσιος … ο προγεγραμμενος δια το αυτον μη επιστασθαι γραμματα.
(Dionysius, who has written the foregoing text,, has written for him, as he is illiterate; Tebtunis Papyrus 104, 92 BCE).
For μη επιστασθαι in many cases one finds: μη ειδεναι/ειδοτος γραμματα (does not know letters).
I have two questions:
1: Could the difference between επιστασθαι and ειδεναι/ειδοτος be that επιστασθαι means “not able to write” (Literal translation : not able to place letters), so probably the Person could read, whilst ειδεναι/ειδοτος means “not able to read (and write) = being illliterate”?
2: Why εφιστημι (in the Papyri επιστημι) here always in MP.Pres.Inf. instead of A.Pres.Inf (επιθστηναι)?
Statistics: Posted by Jean Putmans — Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:21 pm