Ἐν παραβύστῳ
in a corner, in a closet
Translated by Catharine Roth6 Dec 2001Vetting: high12 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐν παραβύστῳ· ἐν μυστηρίῳ. ἠράσθη αὐτοῦ τὰ μὲν πρῶτα ἐν παραβύστῳ, τελευτῶσα δὲ καὶ οἰκετῶν παρόντων. Ἐν παραβύστῳ, ἐν ἀποκρύφῳ. Προκόπιος· ὕβριζον ἐς αὐτὸν οὐ σιγῇ οὐδὲ ἐν παραβύστῳ, ἀλλ' ἐς ὄψιν.
Betacode
*)en parabu/stw|: e)n musthri/w|. h)ra/sqh au)tou= ta\ me\n prw=ta e)n parabu/stw|, teleutw=sa de\ kai\ oi)ketw=n paro/ntwn. *)en parabu/stw|, e)n a)pokru/fw|. *proko/pios: u(/brizon e)s au)to\n ou) sigh=| ou)de\ e)n parabu/stw|, a)ll' e)s o)/yin.
Notes (2)
- [1] Procopius, Secret History 1.17 (web address 1), on Antonina and Theodosius; cf. epsilon 671, alpha 3955. The passage quoted at kappa 1103 immediately follows this; cf. Kaldellis (Secret History, 6-7). On Antonina and Theodosius, see epsilon 671 note.↩
- 2cf. generally Harpokration s.v. (commenting on Hyperides fr. 53 Jensen), which begins
a)nti\ tou= kru/fa kai\ ou) fanerw=s . ↩- 3Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 1.18.24 (web address 2), in 531 CE his own soldiers upbraid Belisarius (cf. beta 233) after he urges them not to attack Azarethes (cf. PLRE IIIa s.v.) and the Persian army at Kallinikon (Nikephorion, Callinicum, Leontopolis; cf. nu 388); cf. Kaldellis (Wars of Justinian, 47). For further context, see alpha 287 and epsilon 2151.
- 2cf. generally Harpokration s.v. (commenting on Hyperides fr. 53 Jensen), which begins
References
A. Kaldellis, ed. and trans., Prokopios: The Secret History, (Indianapolis 2010)
J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. IIIa, (Cambridge, 1992)
A. Kaldellis, ed. and H.B. Dewing, trans., Prokopios: The Wars of Justinian, (Indianapolis 2014)
J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. IIIa, (Cambridge, 1992)
A. Kaldellis, ed. and H.B. Dewing, trans., Prokopios: The Wars of Justinian, (Indianapolis 2014)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from5 entries
- α287Ἀγνῶταςunknown[Meaning them] not being recognized. "He brought a man unknown to me, who also happened to be unknown to him." "They had just left farming and entered into the danger of war, which was previously unknown to them." And…
- α3955Ἄρκοςbear[A bear] was boasting that she was extraordinarily fond of a man. "Then later she having fallen in love with him ... in a closet." Meaning in a concealed place, in secret.
- ε671Ἐκτόπωςextraordinarily[Meaning] greatly, unfittingly. Strangely, unendurably. "A bear was boasting that she was extraordinarily fond of a man." "Then later [she] having fallen in love with him ... in a closet." Extraordinarily, [meaning]…
- ε1997Ἐπ' αὐτοφώρῳin the very act (of theft), red-handed[Meaning] caught before one's eyes, in the theft itself. "[Belisarius], although he had caught the affair in the very act at Carthage, was willingly deceived by his wife [Antonina]."
- ε2151Ἐπεί οἱsince for himProcopius [writes]: "since for him it was not desirable to come to blows with the enemy [...]."
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Revision history12 revisions · last 8 Feb 2024
- added cross-references n.3 — Ronald Allen
- added cross-reference n.1 — Ronald Allen
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- augmented n.1, added to bibliography, added link — Ronald Allen
- expanded n.3; added bibliography, cross-references, keyword, and link — Ronald Allen
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- expanded n.2; another keyword — David Whitehead
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- another note — David Whitehead
- tweaked tr; another keyword — David Whitehead
- added a cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- completed note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth