Δεινός
terribly clever
Translated by Jennifer Benedict19 Dec 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
"Decebalus, the king of the Dacians, was terribly clever in his understanding of matters of war, and terribly clever in action and successful in making expeditions, well-timed in retreating, a master of ambush, a worker of war; and he used victory well and well he knew how to deal with defeat; because of which he was a battle-worthy antagonist for the Romans for a long time."1
"Terribly clever" [deinos] is also said of ability with words.2
"Terribly clever" [deinos] is also said of ability with words.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δεινός· ὅτι Δεκέβαλος, ὁ τῶν Δακῶν βασιλεύς, δεινὸς μὲν ἦν συνεῖναι τὰ πολέμια, δεινὸς δὲ καὶ πρᾶξαι, καὶ ἐπελθεῖν εὔστοχος, ἀναχωρῆσαι καίριος, ἐνέδρας τεχνίτης, μάχης ἐργάτης· καὶ καλῶς μὲν νίκῃ χρήσασθαι, καλῶς δὲ ἧτταν διαθέσθαι ἠπίστατο· ἀφ' οὗ δὴ καὶ ἀνταγωνιστὴς ἀξιόμαχος ἐπὶ πολὺ τοῖς Ῥωμαίοις ἐγένετο. Δεινὸς λέγεται καὶ ἡ τῶν λόγων δύναμις.
Betacode
*deino/s: o(/ti *deke/balos, o( tw=n *dakw=n basileu/s, deino\s me\n h)=n sunei=nai ta\ pole/mia, deino\s de\ kai\ pra=cai, kai\ e)pelqei=n eu)/stoxos, a)naxwrh=sai kai/rios, e)ne/dras texni/ths, ma/xhs e)rga/ths: kai\ kalw=s me\n ni/kh| xrh/sasqai, kalw=s de\ h(=ttan diaqe/sqai h)pi/stato: a)f' ou(= dh\ kai\ a)ntagwnisth\s a)cio/maxos e)pi\ polu\ toi=s *(rwmai/ois e)ge/neto. *deino\s le/getai kai\ h( tw=n lo/gwn du/namis.
Notes (1)
Linked from4 entries
- α2603Ἀνταγωνιστήςcompetitor, opponent[Meaning someone] in war and battle of equal stature. "Hence indeed he also became a battle-worthy competitor in general for the Romans."
- δ189ΔεκέβαλοςDekebalos, DecebalusKing of the Dacians. Look in [the entry on] "terrible" [deinos].
- δ340Δεινόνterrible"It is terrible, O stranger, to awaken the evil that has been lying quiet for a long time" -- that is, to awaken and stir up things which happened unfortunately a long time ago. Nevertheless I desire to know the cause…
- δ343Δεινόςterrible; terribly clever[Meaning] knavish, capable, unswayed by flattery, wise, experienced. "You [are] terribly clever at speaking, but I am bad at learning from you. For I have found you ill-minded and harsh towards me." The sense: you are…
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Revision history6 revisions · last 25 Aug 2015
- corrected cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
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- Translated — Jennifer Benedict