Δημόσιος
public
Translated by Catharine Roth22 Dec 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
They call the slaves of the city "public."1
Kingship [is] a possession of things held in common, but the people's things [are] not kingship's possessions. Therefore the forcible and violent collection of taxes should be hated as tyrannical insolence, but the reasoned and benevolent requests for contributions should be honored as concern for the communal welfare.2
Kingship [is] a possession of things held in common, but the people's things [are] not kingship's possessions. Therefore the forcible and violent collection of taxes should be hated as tyrannical insolence, but the reasoned and benevolent requests for contributions should be honored as concern for the communal welfare.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δημόσιος· δημοσίους λέγουσι τοὺς τῆς πόλεως δούλους. ὅτι ἡ βασιλεία κτῆμα τῶν κοινῶν, ἀλλ' οὐ τὰ δημόσια τῆς βασιλείας κτήματα. διὸ τὰς ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ μεθ' ὕβρεως εἰσπράξεις ὥσπερ τυραννικὰς ἀκολασίας μισεῖν δεῖ, τὰς δὲ σὺν λόγῳ καὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ τῶν εἰσφορῶν ἀπαιτήσεις ὥσπερ κηδεμονίαν τιμᾶν.
Betacode
*dhmo/sios: dhmosi/ous le/gousi tou\s th=s po/lews dou/lous. o(/ti h( basilei/a kth=ma tw=n koinw=n, a)ll' ou) ta\ dhmo/sia th=s basilei/as kth/mata. dio\ ta\s e)c a)na/gkhs kai\ meq' u(/brews ei)spra/ceis w(/sper turannika\s a)kolasi/as misei=n dei=, ta\s de\ su\n lo/gw| kai\ filanqrwpi/a| tw=n ei)sforw=n a)paith/seis w(/sper khdemoni/an tima=n.
Notes (2)
- The unglossed headword (compare delta 459) is masculine nominative singular of this adjective. It is illustrated by both substantive parts of the entry (which contain, respectively, its masculine accusative plural and neuter nominative plural).↩
- 1Abridged from Harpokration s.v., an entry prompted by Demosthenes 2.19 (web address 1), and also citing Aeschines 1.54. ↩
- 2Copied here from beta 148.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history7 revisions · last 19 Oct 2015
- changed link — Catharine Roth
- expanded primary note; tweak — David Whitehead
- tweaked note and link — Catharine Roth
- tweaks to tr — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth