Χαλαρά

loose [ones], open [ones]

Translated by Roger Travis · 22 Jun 1999 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] slack [ones].
"I imagine you like to wear loose shoes."¹
"And his heart was open and gentle to those in need, even to someone of those men who were opposed to him."²

Greek original

Χαλαρά· χαῦνα. χαλαρὰ γοῦν χαίρεις φορῶν ὑποδήματα. καὶ χαλαρὸν ἦν αὐτῷ καὶ θῆλυ τὸ σπλάγχνον πρὸς τοὺς δεομένους, εἴπερ τινὶ τῶν καθ' αὑτὸν ἀνθρώπων.

Betacode

*xalara/: xau=na. xalara\ gou=n xai/reis forw=n u(podh/mata. kai\ xalaro\n h)=n au)tw=| kai\ qh=lu to\ spla/gxnon pro\s tou\s deome/nous, ei)/per tini\ tw=n kaq' au(to\n a)nqrw/pwn.

Notes (2)

The headword, neuter plural of this adjective, is presumably extracted from the first quotation given.
1Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 263 (web address 1). ↩
2Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 196 Zintzen (123 Asmus).

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbours in Adler order

χ4Χαΐαgenuine, fine, true χ5Χάλαζαhail, hailstorm χ6Χαλαζᾷis hailing χ7Χαλαράloose [ones], open [ones]χ8Χαλάσαιto loosen χ9Χαλάσω τὴν ἱερὰν ἄγκυρανI will loose the holy anchor χ10Χαλαστραῖονchalastraion, Chalastra-soda

Revisions (6)

31 May 2016David Whiteheadtweaked a ref
7 Nov 2013David Whiteheadmore keywords; tweaking
13 Nov 2010Catharine Rothcorrected references, added link
23 Nov 2001David Whiteheadaugmented notes and keywords; cosmetics
22 Jun 1999Roger Travistranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*xalara/: xau=na. xalara\ gou=n xai/reis forw=n u(podh/mata. kai\ xalaro\n h)=n au)tw=| kai\ qh=lu to\ spla/gxnon pro\s tou\s deome/nous, ei)/per tini\ tw=n kaq' au(to\n a)nqrw/pwn.