Εὐκρινής
convalescent, past-crisis
Translated by Ioannis Doukas23 Feb 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Usually someone who has recovered from a sickness is called [this], because of having passed through a crisis. But these men1 also [apply it] to a dead person by antiphrasis.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εὐκρινής· συνήθως μὲν ὁ ἐξ ἀρρωστίας ὑγιάνας λέγεται, διὰ τὸ εὖ κεκρίσθαι. οὗτοι δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ νεκροῦ τιθέασι κατὰ ἀντίφρασιν.
Betacode
*eu)krinh/s: sunh/qws me\n o( e)c a)rrwsti/as u(gia/nas le/getai, dia\ to\ eu)= kekri/sqai. ou(=toi de\ kai\ e)pi\ tou= nekrou= tiqe/asi kata\ a)nti/frasin.