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Ἄκομψον · unadorned, lacking in prestige (α 921) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near α921

α917crumb
α918consequent, following on, in conformity
α919I follow
α920to stuff the lips with a crumb (and) not with a fig
α921unadorned, lacking in prestige
α922whetstone
α923dustless
α924aconite
α925involuntarily

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Ἄκομψον

unadorned, lacking in prestige

Translated by Clayton Lehmann20 Oct 2000Vetting: high11 revisions

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1 note · 24 words

Translation

[Meaning something] mean, ineffectual.
"A man [...] who had ascended the tribunals of the praetor; among Romans this office [is] not one without prestige."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἄκομψον· εὐτελὲς, ἀπάνουργον. ἄνδρα τῶν τοῦ πραίτωρος ἐπιβάντα βημάτων· ἀρχὴ δέ τις αὕτη παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις οὐκ ἄκομψος.

Betacode

*)/akomyon: eu)tele\s, a)pa/nourgon. a)/ndra tw=n tou= prai/twros e)piba/nta bhma/twn: a)rxh\ de/ tis au(/th para\ *(rwmai/ois ou)k a)/komyos.

Notes (1)

The headword is neuter singular of this adjective, evidently quoted from somewhere (other than the quotation given, where it is masculine/feminine singular). Under the same lemma Photius, Lexicon alpha791 Theodoridis, begins with the second of these glosses but then turns to different material and cites a fragment of Euripides.
1Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 1.4.6 (here abridged); on Elpidius, formerly praetor Siciliae, envoy to the Avars in 583; cf. de Boor (47), Whitby (25), and ps.-Zonaras p.110. On Elpidius, see PLRE IIIa s.v. Elpidius(1). On the Avars, see alpha 18 generally.

References

C. de Boor, ed., Theophylacti Simocattae Historiae, (Leipzig 1887, reprint 2022)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. IIIa, (Cambridge, 1992)

Neighbouring entries

α919ἈκολουθῶI follow α920Ἀκόλῳ τὰ χείλη οὐ σύκῳ βῦσαιto stuff the lips with a crumb (and) not with a fig α921Ἄκομψονunadorned, lacking in prestige α922Ἀκόνηwhetstone α923Ἀκονιτίdustless

Revision history11 revisions · last 7 Dec 2024

7 Dec 2024tweaked translation, after discussion with Ron Allen — Catharine Roth
5 Dec 2024expanded n.1, added bibliography and cross-reference — Ronald Allen
13 May 2015coding — Catharine Roth
12 Jun 2014cosmetics — Catharine Roth
19 Aug 2013 — David Whitehead
26 Jan 2012augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
7 Oct 2005another keyword — David Whitehead
7 Jul 2003expanded note; added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
14 Feb 2001augmented note; added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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20 Oct 2000Translated — Clayton Lehmann

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἄκομψον (Adler number alpha 921), trans. Clayton Lehmann, 20 Oct 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/921

Translation by Clayton Lehmann for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, Ronald Allen, David Whitehead, , licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗