Εὐτέλεια Εὐτελία

thriftiness

Translated by William Hutton8 Feb 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 21 words

But eu)teli/a [is] happiness. From the [phrase] to pay well. Aristophanes [writes]: "for we give to you the slipper for thriftiness."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Εὐτέλεια· Εὐτελία δὲ ἡ εὐδαιμονία. παρὰ τὸ εὖ τελεῖν. Ἀριστοφάνης· σοὶ γὰρ διδόαμεν ἐπ' εὐτελείᾳ τὸν σανδαλίσκον.

Betacode

*eu)te/leia: *eu)teli/a de\ h( eu)daimoni/a. para\ to\ eu)= telei=n. *)aristofa/nhs: soi\ ga\r dido/amen e)p' eu)telei/a| to\n sandali/skon.

Notes (1)

The entry aims to distinguish between two variants of the same word, eu)te/leia and eu)teli/a, but does not help matters by glossing only the second. (In the Aristophanes manuscripts both versions occur.)
1An approximation of Aristophanes, Frogs 405 (web address 1), with comments from the scholia. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ε3767Εὐτελήςthrifty[Meaning] the one who is parsimonious in a virtuous manner, and who spends little. Thus Menander [sc. uses the word]: "myself, [I am] witless, thrifty to excess. And, the profligate is a spendthrift, extremely bold."

Neighbouring entries

ε3764ΕὐταίωνEutaion, Eutaeon ε3765Εὖτεas ε3766Εὐτέλεια Εὐτελίαthriftiness ε3767Εὐτελήςthrifty ε3768Εὐτειχεῖ πάγῳon a well-walled hill; with a well-walled hill

Revision history3 revisions · last 15 Nov 2012

15 Nov 2012Revised — David Whitehead
10 Feb 2008modified translation; augmented notes — David Whitehead
8 Feb 2008set status — Catharine Roth
8 Feb 2008Translated — William Hutton