Ἀκόρητος

bug-less, unswept

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 23 Mar 2001 · Vetting: high · 9 revisions

Translation

[Meaning one who/which is] unadorned, disorderly; for korei=n ["to sweep"] [means] to adorn. This man is unswept, as if full and not swept out, growing and multiplying and abounding. All [sc. the words used here] derive from contingency.¹ For those who have olive-pressings and sheep necessarily have a great deal of everything.²

Greek original

Ἀκόρητος· ἀκαλλώπιστος, ἀκόσμητος· κορεῖν γὰρ τὸ καλλωπίζειν. οὗτος δέ ἐστιν ἀκόρητος, οἱονεὶ πολὺς καὶ μὴ κορούμενος, αὔξων καὶ πληθύνων καὶ τεθηλώς. ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ συμβεβηκότος παρείληφε πάντα. παρ' οἷς γὰρ ἂν ᾖ στέμφυλα καὶ πρόβατα, ἐξ ἀνάγκης ἐστὶ πολλὰ πάντα.

Betacode

*)ako/rhtos: a)kallw/pistos, a)ko/smhtos: korei=n ga\r to\ kallwpi/zein. ou(=tos de/ e)stin a)ko/rhtos, oi(onei\ polu\s kai\ mh\ korou/menos, au)/cwn kai\ plhqu/nwn kai\ teqhlw/s. a)po\ de\ tou= sumbebhko/tos parei/lhfe pa/nta. par' oi(=s ga\r a)\n h)=| ste/mfula kai\ pro/bata, e)c a)na/gkhs e)sti\ polla\ pa/nta.

Notes (2)

From the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 44, where the headword occurs, in Strepsiades' self-portrait (web address 1 below). The etymology pursued here, however, is false; the connection is rather with ko/ris.
1Or, from accidental attributes. The first of several Suda appearances of the phrase a)po\ (or e)k) sumbebhko/tos. See generally LSJ s.v. sumbai/nw, IV. ↩
2Sheep and olive-pressings are mentioned in the next verse (Clouds 45).

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbours in Adler order

α927Ἀκοντιστύςjavelin-hurling α928Ἄκοπος ἀνήρunwearied man α929Ἀκόρεστοςinsatiable α930Ἀκόρητοςbug-less, unswept α931Ἄκορονakoron, yellow-flag α932Ἄκοςcure α933Ἄκοσμαdisorderly [words]

Revisions (9)

7 Jan 2018Catharine Rothtweaked translation and notes
7 Jan 2018Catharine Rothtweaked link
13 May 2015David Whitehead
27 Jan 2012David Whiteheadmore keywords; tweaks
16 Oct 2011Catharine Rothupdated link
16 Nov 2003David Whiteheadmodified translation; added a note
4 Jun 2002David Whiteheadmodified headword, translation, note; added keywords; cosmetics
23 Mar 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Translation

Greek original

Betacode

*)ako/rhtos: a)kallw/pistos, a)ko/smhtos: korei=n ga\r to\ kallwpi/zein. ou(=tos de/ e)stin a)ko/rhtos, oi(onei\ polu\s kai\ mh\ korou/menos, au)/cwn kai\ plhqu/nwn kai\ teqhlw/s. a)po\ de\ tou= sumbebhko/tos parei/lhfe pa/nta. par' oi(=s ga\r a)\n h)=| ste/mfula kai\ pro/bata, e)c a)na/gkhs e)sti\ polla\ pa/nta.

Notes (2)

From the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 44, where the headword occurs, in Strepsiades' self-portrait (web address 1 below). The etymology pursued here, however, is false; the connection is rather with ko/ris.

1Or, from accidental attributes. The first of several Suda appearances of the phrase a)po\ (or e)k) sumbebhko/tos. See generally LSJ s.v. sumbai/nw, IV. ↩

2Sheep and olive-pressings are mentioned in the next verse (Clouds 45).