Ἑρμαῖον
Hermes-gift, godsend
Translated by Catharine Roth23 Dec 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning an] unexpected gain. [So called] from the first-fruits which are set out on the roads, which travelers eat.1
Or from the heaps of stones, which used to be dedicated to Hermes.2
"Not being content with the godsend as others [are], nor supposing that he has done nothing wrong, if he has willingly purchased anything from a willing seller."3
Or from the heaps of stones, which used to be dedicated to Hermes.2
"Not being content with the godsend as others [are], nor supposing that he has done nothing wrong, if he has willingly purchased anything from a willing seller."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἑρμαῖον· τὸ ἀπροσδόκητον κέρδος. ἀπὸ τῶν ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς τιθεμένων ἀπαρχῶν, ἃς οἱ ὁδοιπόροι κατεσθίουσιν. ἢ ἀπὸ τῶν σωρῶν τῶν λίθων, αἳ τῷ Ἑρμῇ ἀνέκειντο. οὐ κατὰ τοὺς ἄλλους ἀγαπήσας τὸ ἑρμαῖον, οὐδὲ οἰηθεὶς ἄρα μηδὲν ἀδικεῖν, εἰ ἑκὼν παρ' ἑκόντος ὁτιοῦν ἐωνήσατο.
Betacode
*(ermai=on: to\ a)prosdo/khton ke/rdos. a)po\ tw=n e)n tai=s o(doi=s tiqeme/nwn a)parxw=n, a(\s oi( o(doipo/roi katesqi/ousin. h)\ a)po\ tw=n swrw=n tw=n li/qwn, ai(\ tw=| *(ermh=| a)ne/keinto. ou) kata\ tou\s a)/llous a)gaph/sas to\ e(rmai=on, ou)de\ oi)hqei\s a)/ra mhde\n a)dikei=n, ei) e(kw\n par' e(ko/ntos o(tiou=n e)wnh/sato.
Notes (3)
- See also epsilon 3031, epsilon 3032.↩
- 1Same glossing in Photius and other lexica, as well as scholia on Plato, Phaedo 107C, Symposium 217A, Gorgias 486E; also scholia to Lucian (154.25 Rabe). ↩
- 2cf. Etymologicum Magnum 375.57. See also epsilon 3031. ↩
- 3Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 122 Zintzen (74 Asmus), cf. Photius Bibliotheca 341a 25-7: quoted more fully at epsilon 3036.
Linked from5 entries
- ε3025ἙρμάδιονHermadion[Meaning] the [sc. diminutive] of a herm [or: of Hermes].
- ε3031ἙρμαῖονHermes-gift, godsend[Meaning] a [sc. lucky] find. [So named] because they used to dedicate piles of stones to Hermes on roads that were hard to follow. Damascius [writes]: "and [Nemesion] thought he had hit upon a godsend when he found me."
- ε3032ἙρμαῖόνHermes-gift, godsend"Every decent [sc. man] is a [Hermes-gift] of [= to] those of bad character, and the revenue for the wicked comes from the other part."
- ε3033Ἑρμαῖοςherm[Meaning a] four-cornered stone.
- ε3036ἙρμείαςHermeiasThis philosopher [was] agreeable by nature and upright in his character. Having studied philosophy under the great Syrianus, in industry he was inferior to no one of his companions, nor even of his former fellow-student…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 28 Oct 2012
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more x-refs; another keyword — David Whitehead
- augmented n.3; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth