Ἀκροατὴς καὶ Ἀκροᾶσθαι
hearer and to hear
Translated by Jennifer Benedict7 Mar 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[sc. This noun and verb mean, respectively] the learner and to learn.1
Damascius [writes]: "he heard words [which were] aged and tempered by a certain wisdom".2
Also [sc. attested is the related noun]a)kroama/twn ["of things heard"],3 that is of things listened to.
"And this aspect of public life persists among them even now, just like some other of the things heard, pipe or lyre, for the sake of delight and gratification".4
Damascius [writes]: "he heard words [which were] aged and tempered by a certain wisdom".2
Also [sc. attested is the related noun]
"And this aspect of public life persists among them even now, just like some other of the things heard, pipe or lyre, for the sake of delight and gratification".4