Ἐπισκήπτει
comes down upon
Translated by William Hutton30 Nov 2007Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπισκήπτει· δοτικῇ. ἐπιτιμᾷ. τὸν μὲν οὖν λοιμόν, καίπερ ἐπισκήψαντα ἐς τὴν ξύμπασαν, διέφυγον ἄνθρωποι οὐχ ἥσσους ἢ ὅσοις διαφθαρῆναι τετύχηκεν. τὸ δὲ παρακαλῶ αἰτιατικῇ.
Betacode
*)episkh/ptei: dotikh=|. e)pitima=|. to\n me\n ou)=n loimo/n, kai/per e)piskh/yanta e)s th\n cu/mpasan, die/fugon a)/nqrwpoi ou)x h(/ssous h)\ o(/sois diafqarh=nai tetu/xhken. to\ de\ parakalw= ai)tiatikh=|.
Notes (2)
- [1] = Synagoge epsilon728 (Photius, Lexicon epsilon1696), supplemented with syntactical information found also in Syntacticum Gudianum and Syntacticum Laurentianum. Hesychius epsilon5179 had given the same glossing synonym, after four others. The headword -- third person singular, present indicative active, of↩
e)piskh/ptw (cf. epsilon 2579, and more generally epsilon 2578) -- must be quoted from somewhere. Extant possibilities begin with Aeschines 1.146.- 2An abridgement of Procopius, Secret History 6.22 (web address 1), probably via the Excerpta of Constantine Porphyrogenitus; cf. Kaldellis (31). ↩
- 3= Syntacticum Gudianum 590. This part of the entry is present only in mss GIM, and is probably intended for an expanded version of the entry that would also take into account a second meaning for the word, 'commands' or 'enjoins'. LSJ s.v. (web address 2).
References
A. Kaldellis, ed. and trans., Prokopios: The Secret History, (Indianapolis 2010)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 6 Jun 2024
- added bibliography and link n.2 — Ronald Allen
- tweaked tr; expanded n.1; more keywords — David Whitehead
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- expanded n.1; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton