Ἁψίκορος

readily-sated, fickle

Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Jun 2001Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 40 words
[Meaning one who is] easily-changed.
Or one who only has to touch something to be quickly satiated.
"[Scipio] knew the nomads' easy satiety and fickleness towards men."1
And elsewhere: "it is necessary to be consistent towards friends and never readily-sated."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἁψίκορος· εὐμετάβλητος. ἢ ὁ ταχέως καὶ ἅμα τῷ ἅψασθαι κορεννύμενος. εἰδὼς τῶν Νομάδων τὴν ἁψικορίαν καὶ τὴν ἀθεσίαν τὴν πρὸς ἀνθρώπους. καὶ αὖθις· συντηρητικὸν δεῖ εἶναι πρὸς τοὺς φίλους καὶ μηδαμοῦ ἁψίκορον.

Betacode
*(ayi/koros: eu)meta/blhtos. h)\ o( taxe/ws kai\ a(/ma tw=| a(/yasqai korennu/menos. ei)dw\s tw=n *noma/dwn th\n a(yikori/an kai\ th\n a)qesi/an th\n pro\s a)nqrw/pous. kai\ au)=qis: sunthrhtiko\n dei= ei)=nai pro\s tou\s fi/lous kai\ mhdamou= a(yi/koron.

Notes (2)

  1. 1An approximation of Polybius 14.1.4. ↩
  2. 2An even looser approximation of Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 1.16.2. ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 11 Sep 2015
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. modified headword and translation; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Jennifer Benedict

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