Ἄγροικος ὀργήν

boorish in anger

Translated by Anne Mahoney · 27 Mar 1999 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

Translation

Litigious, choleric, prone to anger. Aristophanes [writes]: "for we have a master who is boorish in anger."¹
Also [sc. attested is] a)groi/ths, [meaning] the country man.

Greek original

Ἄγροικος ὀργήν· φιλόδικος, ἀκρόχολος, εἰς ὀργὴν εὔκολος. Ἀριστοφάνης· νῶιν γάρ ἐστι δεσπότης ἄγροικος ὀργήν. καὶ Ἀγροίτης, ὁ ἀγρός.

Betacode

*)/agroikos o)rgh/n: filo/dikos, a)kro/xolos, ei)s o)rgh\n eu)/kolos. *)aristofa/nhs: nw=in ga/r e)sti despo/ths a)/groikos o)rgh/n. kai\ *)agroi/ths, o( a)gro/s.

Notes

[1] Aristophanes, Knights 40-41, with scholion.

Linked from (2)

α378Ἀγροίκου μὴ καταφρόνει ῥήτοροςdon't despise a rustic rhetor α1024Ἀκρόχολοςirascible, quick-tempered

Neighbours in Adler order

α374Ἄγρωστιςwild grass α375ἈγροικίζωI am a boor α376Ἄγροικος ἐξ ἄστεοςa rustic out of town α377Ἄγροικος ὀργήνboorish in anger α378Ἀγροίκου μὴ καταφρόνει ῥήτοροςdon't despise a rustic rhetor α379Ἀγροιλῆθενfrom-Agroile; Agryle α380Ἀγροιώτηςrustic

Revisions (6)

9 Jan 2012David Whiteheadtweaks and cosmetics
1 Jan 2006David Whiteheadmore keywords; cosmetics
7 Oct 2005David Whiteheadanother keyword
13 Feb 2001David Whiteheadadded keyword; cosmetics
27 Mar 1999Anne Mahoneytranslated

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