Ἀπρόσωπον
faceless
Translated by Jennifer Benedict15 Feb 2002Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning something] ugly, misshapen.
"Intent on profit and blind to piety, he made the statue faceless in looks, small in stature, and not of choice [kekrime/nhs ] stone."1
Meaning selected [e)klelegme/nhs ].
"Intent on profit and blind to piety, he made the statue faceless in looks, small in stature, and not of choice [
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Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπρόσωπον· δυσειδὲς, κακόμορφον. ὁ δὲ πρὸς τὸ κέρδος ἀπιδὼν καὶ τυφλώττων πρὸς τὸ εὐσεβὲς, ἀπρόσωπον μὲν ὅσα ἰδεῖν, μικρὸν δὲ τὸ μέγεθος, λίθου δὲ μὴ κεκριμένης τὸ ἄγαλμα ποιεῖ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐκλελεγμένης.
Betacode
*)apro/swpon: duseide\s, kako/morfon. o( de\ pro\s to\ ke/rdos a)pidw\n kai\ tuflw/ttwn pro\s to\ eu)sebe\s, a)pro/swpon me\n o(/sa i)dei=n, mikro\n de\ to\ me/geqos, li/qou de\ mh\ kekrime/nhs to\ a)/galma poiei=. a)nti\ tou= e)klelegme/nhs.
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Revision history6 revisions · last 30 Aug 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- updated reference, added betacode — Catharine Roth
- more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified translation and note; added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, keyword — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict