Ἀφαυροτέροις
more feeble (ones), rather feeble (ones)
Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Aug 2001Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀφαυροτέροις· ἀσθενεστέροις. οὐ γὰρ ἀφαυρὸς ἐκ Διὸς ἰθείης οἶδε τάλαντα δίκης. καὶ Ἀφαυροῦ, ἀσθενοῦς.
Betacode
*)afaurote/rois: a)sqeneste/rois. ou) ga\r a)fauro\s e)k *dio\s i)qei/hs oi)=de ta/lanta di/khs. kai\ *)afaurou=, a)sqenou=s.
Notes (3)
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica. The headword, masculine/neuter dative plural of this comparative, must be quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities include Pindar and Oppian. ↩
- 2Greek Anthology 6.267.3-4 (Diotimus), a dedication to Artemis on a landowner's estate; again at iota 238, with (correctly) the adverb "feebly"; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 94); (vol. II, 272-273); and further extracts from this epigram at alpha 2486, kappa 1784, and sigma 874. Gow and Page note (vol. I, 94) that Hugo Stadtmüller (1845-1906) here suggested the emendation
a)maurw=s (dimly, obscurely), but they agree with the Suda at iota 238 in rendering this fragment via the adverb: "for not feebly" (ou) ga\r a)faurw=s ). ↩ - 3Likewise or similarly in other lexica; quoted from Homer, Iliad 7.235. ↩
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
Linked from3 entries
- α2486Ἀνθεμίδωνblossoms"And Artemis, let the running Graces tread this grove, their light sandals on blossoms." Meaning flowers. Also [sc. attested is] Anthemides, a patronymic.
- ι238Ἰθεῖαstraight[Meaning] direct, upright. "For not feebly does he know the balance of upright justice from Zeus."
- κ1784Κλῆροςallotment[Meaning] a measure of land, from which also the cleruchs [are named], meaning those who possess the allotments and the measures of land. "Light-bringer, savior, take your stand by the allotments of Pallas, O Artemis."…
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Revision history8 revisions · last 2 Dec 2021
- corrected and augmented n.2 — Ronald Allen
- expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-references — Ronald Allen
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- re-modified translation: corrected my own error — David Whitehead
- modified translation; augmented note; added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict