Ἐπιστρεφής
acute, incisive
Translated by Marcelo Boeri9 Jun 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"Mentally keen and acute, he nevertheless displayed a certain credulousness."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπιστρεφής· ὁ δὲ ἀγχίνους ὢν καὶ ἐπιστρεφὴς ὅμως τι εὐπαράγωγον ἐπεδείκνυτο.
Betacode
*)epistrefh/s: o( de\ a)gxi/nous w)\n kai\ e)pistrefh\s o(/mws ti eu)para/gwgon e)pedei/knuto.
Notes (1)
- cf. generally epsilon 2639, epsilon 2640, epsilon 2641, and alpha 403.
- 1Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 26 Zintzen (21 Asmus). ↩
Linked from3 entries
- ε2639ἘπιστρεφέωςintentlyMeaning carefully. In Herodotus [it] also [means] deceitfully.
- ε2640Ἐπιστρέφεταιattends to[Used] with a genitive. [Meaning he/she/it] makes [someone or something] an object of concern. Also [sc. attested is] attention, [meaning] requital.
- ε2641Ἐπιστρέφειαacuteness, strictness[Meaning] tight-wittedness.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Feb 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified translation; added note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Marcelo Boeri