Ἐπίφορος

inclined

Translated by William Hutton13 Feb 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

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[Meaning] eager.
"Nor was he inclined toward injustice or greed, but recalcitrant and combative toward those in power."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐπίφορος· ὁρμητικός. οὐδὲ πρὸς ἀδικίαν ἢ πλεονεξίαν ἐπίφορος ἦν, προσκρουστικὸς δὲ καὶ ἁμιλλητικὸς πρὸς τοὺς ἄρχοντας.

Betacode

*)epi/foros: o(rmhtiko/s. ou)de\ pro\s a)diki/an h)\ pleoneci/an e)pi/foros h)=n, proskroustiko\s de\ kai\ a(millhtiko\s pro\s tou\s a)/rxontas.

The headword adjective, masculine nominative singular, is presumably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. For this sense of it see LSJ s.v. e)pi/foros, II.
1Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 278 Zintzen (285 Asmus); quoted at greater length at sigma 180. ↩

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