Ἐπίβολος Ἐπιβολή
able to be solved, soluble, solvable
Translated by Catharine Roth12 Sep 2007Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[sc. Also attested is the noun] e)pibolh/ ["addition/application"], [meaning] contribution.1
Agapios the philosopher used to be admired for his love of learning and for his setting of dilemmas that were hard to solve.2
Scipio answered that it was not in any way right for the Romans to hold in favor plots attempted by underlings against their generals.3
Agapios the philosopher used to be admired for his love of learning and for his setting of dilemmas that were hard to solve.2
Scipio answered that it was not in any way right for the Romans to hold in favor plots attempted by underlings against their generals.3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπίβολος. Ἐπιβολή, ἡ εἰσφορά. ὅτι Ἀγάπιος φιλόσοφος ἐθαυμάζετο ἐπὶ φιλομαθείᾳ καὶ ἀποριῶν προβολῇ δυσεπιβόλων. ὁ δὲ Σκιπίων ἀποκρίνεται μηδαμῶς εἶναι Ῥωμαίοις ἔννομον ἐν ἐπαίνῳ ποιεῖσθαι τὰς κατὰ τῶν στρατηγῶν τοῖς ἀρχομένοις ἐπιχειρουμένας ἐπιβουλάς.
Betacode
*)epi/bolos. *)epibolh/, h( ei)sfora/. o(/ti *)aga/pios filo/sofos e)qauma/zeto e)pi\ filomaqei/a| kai\ a)poriw=n probolh=| dusepibo/lwn. o( de\ *skipi/wn a)pokri/netai mhdamw=s ei)=nai *(rwmai/ois e)/nnomon e)n e)pai/nw| poiei=sqai ta\s kata\ tw=n strathgw=n toi=s a)rxome/nois e)pixeiroume/nas e)piboula/s.
Notes (2)
- [1] The unglossed headword↩
e)pi/bolos may be a variant ofe)ph/bolos (epsilon 2154). Fore)pibolh/ , see already epsilon 2238, epsilon 2239, epsilon 2240.- 2From alpha 157; cf. delta 1618. ↩
- 3From beta 396. (The quotation does not include either the primary or the secondary headwords, but a quite different noun; cf. under epsilon 2243.)
Linked from5 entries
- α157ἈγάπιοςAgapios, AgapiusAthenian philosopher, after the death of Proclus, under Marinus. He was admired for his love of learning and for his setting of dilemmas that were hard to solve.
- β396ΒορίανθοςBorianthos, Viriathus, Viriatus"Some barbarians killed Borianthus after he had become tyrant, thinking that by this the general of the Romans would be moved to benevolence. And indeed when some of the murderers of Borianthus approached they expected…
- δ1618Δυσεπήβολοςhard to solve"Agapios the philosopher was admired for his love of learning and for setting of dilemmas that were hard to solve."
- ε2240ἘπιβολήfineIn the orators [this means] the penalty. And Aristophanes [writes]: "for this woman you will vote a single fine only".
- ε2243Ἐπιβουλὴa plot [against someone]and e)pi/boulos ["a plotter"]. Also [sc. attested is the related verb] e)pibouleu/w soi ["I plot against you"]; [i.e. used] with a dative.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 10 Oct 2012
- expanded n.3; tweaking — David Whitehead
- another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth