Ἀκίβδηλον
unadulterated
Translated by Jennifer Benedict20 Feb 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] pure.1
"And they say good men are unadulterated, and also vigilant for their own improvement, through preparation which hides away what is worthless while causing the appearance of what is good in things without pretence; for the pretence has been stripped away in how they sound and how they look."2
"And they say good men are unadulterated, and also vigilant for their own improvement, through preparation which hides away what is worthless while causing the appearance of what is good in things without pretence; for the pretence has been stripped away in how they sound and how they look."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀκίβδηλον· καθαρόν. καὶ ἀκιβδήλους φασὶν εἶναι τοὺς σπουδαίους, φυλακτικούς τε εἶναι τοὺς ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον τὰ περὶ αὑτοὺς παριστάνειν διὰ παρασκευῆς δυναμένους τῆς τὰ φαῦλα μὲν ἀποκρυπτούσης, τὰ δὲ ὑπάρχοντα ἀγαθὰ φαίνεσθαι ποιούσης ἀπλάστως. περιῃρηκέναι γὰρ ἐν τῇ φωνῇ τὸ πλάσμα καὶ τῷ εἴδει.