Ἄγαλμα
decoration, delight, ornament, statue
Translated by William Hutton22 Jun 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄγαλμα· πᾶν ἐφ' ᾧ τις ἀγάλλεται. καὶ δίδωσιν ἀργύριον, ἵνα ἐκπονήσῃ τὸ ἄγαλμα ἄκρας τέχνης, προσθεὶς τὸ μέγεθος καὶ προσειπὼν τῆς λίθου τὴν φύσιν.
Betacode
*)/agalma: pa=n e)f' w(=| tis a)ga/lletai. kai\ di/dwsin a)rgu/rion, i(/na e)kponh/sh| to\ a)/galma a)/kras te/xnhs, prosqei\s to\ me/geqos kai\ proseipw\n th=s li/qou th\n fu/sin.
Notes (2)
Linked from3 entries
- α130Ἀγάλλειglorifies, honours[Meaning he/she/it] makes, prepares, adorns.
- α132Ἄγαλμα Ἀθηνᾶςstatue of AthenaLook under "Athena's"; and see "statue, desolating abomination" under "Antiochos". And see "statue of Apollo" under "Apollo's statue". And see "statue of Dionysus" under "Auxentios".
- α133Ἀγάλματαdelights, ornaments, statues[Meaning] the likenesses of the gods, and anything that is decorative in some way. Homer [writes]: "but it is stored away as a delight for the king." And Hesiod calls a necklace an "ornament"; but Pindar uses this term…
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Revision history4 revisions · last 28 Jan 2012
- updated reference in note 2 — Catharine Roth
- another note; more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton