Ἀγχίνους
tight-witted
Translated by William Hutton30 Oct 2000Vetting: high13 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] intelligent, mentally acute.1
"When the emperor advocated [sc. for his strategy] and the holy congress praised the tight-wittedness and good counsel of the emperor...".2
[It is said] that there are three parts to learning well: tight-wittedness, memory, acuity. And memory is the preservation of what one has learned; acuity is the swiftness of thought; tight-wittedness is the capacity to use what one has learned to pursue what one has not learned.3
"When the emperor advocated [sc. for his strategy] and the holy congress praised the tight-wittedness and good counsel of the emperor...".2
[It is said] that there are three parts to learning well: tight-wittedness, memory, acuity. And memory is the preservation of what one has learned; acuity is the swiftness of thought; tight-wittedness is the capacity to use what one has learned to pursue what one has not learned.3