Ἐνδεέστερος
rather inadequate
Translated by Antonella Ippolito15 Oct 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning one who/which is] rather deficient.
"He was always rather inadequate to the prevailing need. Hence in everything he wrote one could find [items] possessing a high-minded and effective character, but not at all well-fitted to the verses".1
"He was always rather inadequate to the prevailing need. Hence in everything he wrote one could find [items] possessing a high-minded and effective character, but not at all well-fitted to the verses".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐνδεέστερος· ἐλλειπέστερος. ἐνδεέστερος δὲ ἦν ἀεὶ τῆς συμβαινούσης χρείας. διὸ καὶ ὅσα ἔγραφεν, εὕροι τις ἂν τὸ μὲν ὑψηλόνουν καὶ τελεσιουργὸν ἔχοντα, τοῖς δὲ ἔπεσιν οὐ πάνυ συνηρμοσμένα.