Ἀρχαῖος

old-fashioned

Translated by David Whitehead · 10 Oct 2000 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] someone/something ancient.¹
Isocrates in the Panegyricus [says] "speaking old-fashionedly", that is, using rather archaic words.² But Demosthenes in [the] Philippics [sc. is found] saying "they behaved so old-fashionedly, or rather, like good citizens";³ he chose [this word] instead of simply.

Greek original

Ἀρχαῖος· ὁ παλαιός. Ἰσοκράτης μὲν ἐν τῷ Πανηγυρικῷ τὸ ἀρχαιοτρόπως εἰπεῖν, τουτέστιν ἀρχαιοτέροις ὀνόμασι χρῆσθαι· Δημοσθένης δὲ ἐν τοῖς Φιλιππικοῖς εἰπών· οὕτως δὲ ἀρχαίως εἶχον, μᾶλλον δὲ πολιτικῶς· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἁπλῶς ἔλαβεν.

Betacode

*)arxai=os: o( palaio/s. *)isokra/ths me\n e)n tw=| *panhgurikw=| to\ a)rxaiotro/pws ei)pei=n, toute/stin a)rxaiote/rois o)no/masi xrh=sqai: *dhmosqe/nhs de\ e)n toi=s *filippikoi=s ei)pw/n: ou(/tws de\ a)rxai/ws ei)=xon, ma=llon de\ politikw=s: a)nti\ tou= a(plw=s e)/laben.

Notes (3)

From Harpokration: see below.
1cf. already alpha 4073. ↩
2Isocrates 4.8 (web address 1), which in fact uses a)rxai/ws, the adverb cognate with the present headword a)rxai=os. The Suda has attributed to Isocrates another adverb, a)rxaiotro/pws, which comes from ancient commentary on the passage: see Harpokration s.v. a)rxai/ws. ↩
3Demosthenes 9.48 (web address 2).

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbours in Adler order

α4071Ἀρχαιόγονος Ἀρχέγονοςprimeval, primal α4072Ἀρχαῖονprincipal, ancient α4073Ἀρχαῖον τὸ κιθαρίζεινkithara-playing [is] old-fashioned α4074Ἀρχαῖοςold-fashioned α4075Ἀρχαῖοςsimple α4076Ἀρχαιότερα τῆς διφθέρας λέγειςyou talk more old-fashioned than the hide α4077Ἀρχαιότυποςarchaiotype, archetype

Revisions (6)

1 Sep 2015David Whitehead
30 Jun 2011David Whiteheadanother keyword; tweaks and cosmetics
27 Jun 2003William Huttoncosmetics, modified translation and notes, added links and keyword, set status
25 Aug 2002David Whiteheadadded note and keyword; cosmetics
10 Oct 2000David Whiteheadtranslated

Translation

Greek original

Betacode

*)arxai=os: o( palaio/s. *)isokra/ths me\n e)n tw=| *panhgurikw=| to\ a)rxaiotro/pws ei)pei=n, toute/stin a)rxaiote/rois o)no/masi xrh=sqai: *dhmosqe/nhs de\ e)n toi=s *filippikoi=s ei)pw/n: ou(/tws de\ a)rxai/ws ei)=xon, ma=llon de\ politikw=s: a)nti\ tou= a(plw=s e)/laben.

Notes (3)

From Harpokration: see below.

1cf. already alpha 4073. ↩

2Isocrates 4.8 (web address 1), which in fact uses a)rxai/ws, the adverb cognate with the present headword a)rxai=os. The Suda has attributed to Isocrates another adverb, a)rxaiotro/pws, which comes from ancient commentary on the passage: see Harpokration s.v. a)rxai/ws. ↩

3Demosthenes 9.48 (web address 2).