Διογένης
Diogenes
Translated by Catharine Roth9 Dec 2004Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Name of a philosopher, the one also [called] Dog.1
"Why should we speak of Diogenes' courage, of Xenocrates' gentleness, of Aristotle's artistic sense, of Theophrastos' gravity, of Zeno's austere and noble ways, of Plato's dignity, of Polemo's self-control? For there is not one of these men who, despite being good in all respects, nevertheless differed completely from his neighbor."2
An epigram is also reported about him: "Hey, Diogenes, tell [us], what fate took you to Hades?' 'A dog's bite took me'". But the epigram abridges [the expression].3
"Why should we speak of Diogenes' courage, of Xenocrates' gentleness, of Aristotle's artistic sense, of Theophrastos' gravity, of Zeno's austere and noble ways, of Plato's dignity, of Polemo's self-control? For there is not one of these men who, despite being good in all respects, nevertheless differed completely from his neighbor."2
An epigram is also reported about him: "Hey, Diogenes, tell [us], what fate took you to Hades?' 'A dog's bite took me'". But the epigram abridges [the expression].3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διογένης· ὄνομα φιλοσόφου, τοῦ καὶ Κυνός. τί χρὴ περὶ τῆς ἀνδρείας Διογένους λέγειν, τῆς πραότητος Ξενοκράτους, τῆς Ἀριστοτέλους εὐμουσίας, τῆς Θεοφράστου βαρύτητος, Ζήνωνος τῶν αὐστηρῶν καὶ γενναίων τρόπων, Πλάτωνος σεμνότητος, Πολέμωνος ἐγκρατείας· τούτων γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν ὅστις οὐ πάντα ἀγαθὸς ὢν διέφερεν ὅμως τοῦ πλησίον καταπολύ. φέρεται καὶ ἐπίγραμμα εἰς αὐτόν· Διόγενες, ἄγε, λέγε, τίς ἔλαβέ σε μόρος ἐς ἄϊδος; ἔλαβέ με κυνὸς ὀδάξ. τὸ δὲ ἐπίγραμμα διὰ βραχέων.
Betacode
*dioge/nhs: o)/noma filoso/fou, tou= kai\ *kuno/s. ti/ xrh\ peri\ th=s a)ndrei/as *dioge/nous le/gein, th=s prao/thtos *cenokra/tous, th=s *)aristote/lous eu)mousi/as, th=s *qeofra/stou baru/thtos, *zh/nwnos tw=n au)sthrw=n kai\ gennai/wn tro/pwn, *pla/twnos semno/thtos, *pole/mwnos e)gkratei/as: tou/twn ga\r ou)k e)/stin o(/stis ou) pa/nta a)gaqo\s w)\n die/feren o(/mws tou= plhsi/on katapolu/. fe/retai kai\ e)pi/gramma ei)s au)to/n: *dio/genes, a)/ge, le/ge, ti/s e)/labe/ se mo/ros e)s a)/i+dos; e)/labe/ me kuno\s o)da/c. to\ de\ e)pi/gramma dia\ braxe/wn.
Notes (2)
- [1] OCD(4) s.v. Diogenes(2), c.412/403-c.324/321. See also delta 1143, delta 1144.↩
- 2Quotation unidentifiable. For Xenocrates see xi 42; for Aristotle alpha 3929; for Theophrastus theta 199 (55 FHS&G); for Zeno zeta 79; for Plato pi 1707; for Polemo pi 1887. The Greek idiom uses a double negative, but the point must be that these famous philosophers are human beings like everyone else. ↩
- 3From alpha 180 (q.v.); repeated at omicron 28.
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- α3029Ἀπέπαρδεfarted['He/she/it farted']; also [sc. attested is the aorist infinitive] a)popardei=n ["to fart"]. But [sc. also attested is] e)pra/dein, with the rho in front [of the alpha].
- α3638Ἀποφθίμενονhaving perished[Meaning one who has] died. "Receive me who have perished, the dog Diogenes." Also [sc. attested is] a)pofqi/sein ["to destroy"], [meaning] to kill, to put to death. Teucer says to the corpse of Ajax: "do you see that…
- β114Βάρειςbarges[Meaning] boats, walls, stoas, courtyards, towers, balls. "He was in charge of barges [or: bastions]". That is, of walls. "Even if your horrible barge is heavily laden, accept me, the dog Diogenes deceased."
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- δ1145ΔιογένηςDiogenesBecause Diogenes had a son in love and because he was a harsh father, he did not condone his son’s brashness, but shutting him up and hindering his desire, he sharpened the passion all the more. And the vehemence of the…
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Revision history8 revisions · last 31 Aug 2016
- tweaked translation and note, after further discussion with DW — Catharine Roth
- tweaked my translation (at DW's instigation) — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Mirhady
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth