Ἐπιπόλαιος
superficial, shallow
Translated by Catharine Roth12 Dec 2006Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
"Silvanus was decent and in other respects holy, but rather simple in his habits and superficial."1 ["Superficial"] meaning not profound in his character.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπιπόλαιος· ὁ δὲ Σιλβανὸς ἐπιεικὴς μὲν ἦν καὶ τἄλλα ἱερός, ἁπλούστερος δὲ τὰ ἤθη καὶ ἐπιπόλαιος. ἀντὶ τοῦ οὐ βαθὺς τὸν τρόπον
Betacode
*)epipo/laios: o( de\ *silbano\s e)pieikh\s me\n h)=n kai\ ta)/lla i(ero/s, a(plou/steros de\ ta\ h)/qh kai\ e)pipo/laios. a)nti\ tou= ou) baqu\s to\n tro/pon