R. J. Cholmeley, M.A., The Idylls of Theocritus, (Incert. III, Ahrens)., line 59

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[59] ὤμοσα δ᾽ οὐκέτι, 'I swore I would never again set foot on the sea, but stay on land, and be an emperor with my gold.'

οὐκέτι for μηκέτι is irregular; cf. Herond. vi. 93 ὁ δ᾽ ὤμοσ᾽ οὐκ ἂν εἰπεῖν μοι: Babrius, l. 6 ὁ δ᾽ οὐ προδώσειν ὤμνυε.

πόδα θεῖναι cf. A. Pal. v. 39: “ ἢν γὰρ ἀπέλθω
καὶ θῶ ἅπαξ ἔξω τὸν πόδα τῆς πόλεως.

” For the aorist θεῖναι see Goodwin, M. and T.; Eurip. H. F. 746 οὔποτ᾽ ἤλπισεν παθεῖν.

The Idylls of Theocritus. R. J. Cholmeley, M.A. London. George Bell & Sons. 1901.

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