Epitaph for the Nurse Cleita Erected by Medeios

Notes

1. §20.2Κλείτας — Genitive singular of the proper name Κλείτα (Cleita). It functions as a possessive genitive indicating the content of the inscription ("belonging to Cleita" or "[the tomb] of Cleita") as the object of κἠπέγραψε (contracted from καὶ ἐπέγραψε).
2. §20.4ὧν — The relative pronoun ὧν (genitive plural) has undergone relative attraction (attraction of case) to match its antecedent τήνων (Doric for ἐκείνων, governed by the preposition ἀντί in §20.3), changing from an original accusative ἅ. Originally, ἅ would have functioned as a cognate accusative with ἔθρεψε, referring to the nurturing services rendered to the boy.
3. §20.4τί μάν; — A Doric idiomatic rhetorical question equivalent to the Attic τί μήν; ("Why not indeed?" or "How could it be otherwise?"). It strongly asserts and emphasizes the validity of the preceding statement that the woman deserves gratitude.