Χρεών
necessity
Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 Apr 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
That which is destined, life's end.1
Aelian [writes]: "when he came to old age, he paid in full the necessity that is common to destiny and met with a fitting funeral."2
The [word] "necessity" is a participle, fromxrw= , becoming xre/w , xre/on in the neuter. A slight alteration of the accent follows, and with Attic lengthening, the omicron is changed into omega and it is indeclinable. Adverbs [ending] in -on are written with omicron, except for xrew/n and e)mpodw/n ("in the way").3
Aelian [writes]: "when he came to old age, he paid in full the necessity that is common to destiny and met with a fitting funeral."2
The [word] "necessity" is a participle, from
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χρεών· εἱμαρμένον, τέλος ζωῆς. Αἰλιανός· ἐπεὶ δὲ ἐς γῆρας ἀφίκετο, τὸ κοινὸν τῇ πεπρωμένῃ χρεὼν ἐξέτισε καὶ τῆς προσηκούσης κηδεύσεως ἔτυχε. τὸ δὲ χρεὼν μετοχή ἐστιν, ἀπὸ τοῦ χρῶ, χρέω γινόμενον, οὐδέτερον χρέον. παρατροπὴ δὲ παρηκολούθησε τοῦ τόνου, καὶ κατὰ Ἀττικὴν ἔκτασιν ἐτράπη τὸ ο εἰς ω, καί ἐστιν ἄκλιτον. τὰ δὲ εἰς ον ἐπιρρήματα διὰ τοῦ ο μικροῦ γράφεται, πλὴν τοῦ χρεὼν καὶ ἐμποδών.
Betacode
*xrew/n: ei(marme/non, te/los zwh=s. *ai)liano/s: e)pei\ de\ e)s gh=ras a)fi/keto, to\ koino\n th=| peprwme/nh| xrew\n e)ce/tise kai\ th=s proshkou/shs khdeu/sews e)/tuxe. to\ de\ xrew\n metoxh/ e)stin, a)po\ tou= xrw=, xre/w gino/menon, ou)de/teron xre/on. paratroph\ de\ parhkolou/qhse tou= to/nou, kai\ kata\ *)attikh\n e)/ktasin e)tra/ph to\ o ei)s w, kai/ e)stin a)/kliton. ta\ de\ ei)s on e)pirrh/mata dia\ tou= o mikrou= gra/fetai, plh\n tou= xrew\n kai\ e)mpodw/n.
Notes (3)
External resources
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Revision history5 revisions · last 27 Jun 2023
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- updated reference in note 2 — Catharine Roth
- another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict