Ἀγέλαστα
not to be laughed at, unamusing
Translated by Gregory Hays4 Jun 1999Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] those [actions] that deserve not laughter, but indignation.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀγέλαστα· τὰ μὴ γέλωτος ἄξια, ἀλλ' ἀγανακτήσεως.
Betacode
*)age/lasta: ta\ mh\ ge/lwtos a)/cia, a)ll' a)ganakth/sews.
Notes
- Neuter plural of this adjective, quoted from Homer, Odyssey 8.307 (
e)/rg' a)ge/lasta ); cf. Apollonius, Homeric Lexicon 4.21-23.