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Δέον · appropriate (δ 244) · Suda

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δ240constraint
δ241I request
δ242necessary, right
δ243necessary
δ244appropriate
δ245they were binding
δ246fright
δ247I lack little
δ248goblet

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Δέον

appropriate

Translated by William Hutton24 May 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

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3 notes · 40 words

Translation

[Meaning] that which is seemly.¹
"[Good is binding] because it constrains [people] within what is necessary."²
Procopius [writes]: "since there was a single spring, [it was] not appropriate for it to be dried up by them drinking out of it."³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δέον· τὸ πρέπον. ὅτι συνέχει ἐν οἷς χρή. Προκόπιος· μίαν πηγὴν οὖσαν, οὐ δέον αὐτὴν ἐκπεπωκότων ἀποξηρανθῆναι.

Betacode

*de/on: to\ pre/pon. o(/ti sune/xei e)n oi(=s xrh/. *proko/pios: mi/an phgh\n ou)=san, ou) de/on au)th\n e)kpepwko/twn a)pochranqh=nai.

Notes (3)

For this headword see already delta 242, delta 243.
1Similarly in ps.-Zonaras; and cf. omicron 811. ↩
2Stoic material from Diogenes Laertius 7.99; already under delta 242. ↩
3An approximation of Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.7.13 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (87). Besieged by the Persian army under Chosroes (cf. chi 418) in 540 CE, the citizens of Beroia (cf. beta 245) take refuge with their livestock in a fortress on their acropolis; the animals soon exhaust the meager water supply. See additional background at alpha 465, alpha 2461, iota 726, and omicroniota 89.

References

A. Kaldellis, ed. and H.B. Dewing, trans., Prokopios: The Wars of Justinian, (Indianapolis 2014)

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

δ242Δέονnecessary, rightIf the proposition is that the earnest man manages the state, they must [do this] by determining what is necessary for themselves: which means what is good and what is beneficial and what is needful; "needful" [is]…

Neighbouring entries

δ242Δέονnecessary, right δ243Δέονnecessary δ244Δέονappropriate δ245Δέοντοthey were binding δ246Δέοςfright

Revision history5 revisions · last 7 Apr 2024

7 Apr 2024added cross-references n.3 — Ronald Allen
13 Jan 2024expanded n.3, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keyword, added link — Ronald Allen
11 Oct 2015tweaking — David Whitehead
19 Jun 2012more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
25 May 2003added notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 May 2003Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δέον (Adler number delta 244), trans. William Hutton, 24 May 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/244

Translation by William Hutton for Suda On Line, revised by Ronald Allen, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗