Ἀδολεσχία

idle talk

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 20 Mar 2001 · Vetting: high · 10 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] tactlessness, nonsense, incessant [chatter].¹
Attic [writers] lengthen the alpha.²
But a)dolesxi/a ["meditation"] in the Scripture [is] continuous attention.³
And [it is construed] with the genitive.
[Note also the future tense] a)dolesxh/sw, meaning I will be unceasingly attentive.⁴

Greek original

Ἀδολεσχία· ἀκαιρία, φλυαρία, συνέχεια. Ἀττικοὶ ἐκτείνουσι τὸ α. Ἀδολεσχία δὲ παρὰ τῇ Γραφῇ, ἡ συνεχὴς μελέτη. καὶ γενικῇ. Ἀδολεσχήσω, ἀντὶ τοῦ διηνεκῶς μελετήσω.

Betacode

*)adolesxi/a: a)kairi/a, fluari/a, sune/xeia. *)attikoi\ e)ktei/nousi to\ a. *)adolesxi/a de\ para\ th=| *grafh=|, h( sunexh\s mele/th. kai\ genikh=|. *)adolesxh/sw, a)nti\ tou= dihnekw=s meleth/sw.

Notes (3)

[1] Same or similar glossing in other lexica; references at Photius alpha371 Theodoridis.
2From the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 1480, where the headword occurs (dative case). ↩
3Theodoret (PG 80,1269b) on Psalm 54.2 LXX. ↩
4Four times in the Psalms: 76.13, 118.15, 27, 78 LXX.

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Neighbours in Adler order

α498Ἀδόκητονunexpected; (?)inglorious α499Ἀδοκίμαστοςunscrutinized α500Ἀδόκιμοςunsatisfactory, reprobate, disreputable α501Ἀδολεσχίαidle talk α502Ἀδόλωςguilelessly α503Ἀδόνητονunjostled, unshaken α504Ἀδοξεῖταιis disgraceful

Revisions (10)

15 Aug 2015David Whitehead
25 Apr 2015Catharine Rothcoding
25 Apr 2015David Whiteheadmy typo
19 Aug 2013David Whitehead
11 Jan 2012David Whitehead
24 Jun 2011David Whiteheadanother keyword
30 Jul 2007David Whiteheadaugmented notes; betacoding and other cosmetics
30 Apr 2002David Whiteheadadded note and keyword; cosmetics
20 Mar 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*)adolesxi/a: a)kairi/a, fluari/a, sune/xeia. *)attikoi\ e)ktei/nousi to\ a. *)adolesxi/a de\ para\ th=| *grafh=|, h( sunexh\s mele/th. kai\ genikh=|. *)adolesxh/sw, a)nti\ tou= dihnekw=s meleth/sw.