Ἄκαιρος
ill-timed, inopportune
Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Nov 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] he who/that which which lacks good timing.1
Also [sc. attested is the proverbial phrase] "ill-timed goodwill is no different from enmity"; they say that Hippolytus said this to Phaedra when she maintained she loved him and desired him too.2
Also [sc. attested is the proverbial phrase] "ill-timed goodwill is no different from enmity"; they say that Hippolytus said this to Phaedra when she maintained she loved him and desired him too.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄκαιρος· ὁ μὴ ἔχων καιρόν. καὶ, Ἄκαιρος εὔνοια οὐδὲν ἔχθρας διαφέρει· Ἱππόλυτον φασὶ ταύτην εἰπεῖν πρὸς Φαῖδραν φάσκουσαν φιλεῖν τε καὶ στέργειν αὐτόν.