Ἐκ προσαγωγῆς
by inducement
Translated by David Whitehead31 Oct 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Meaning under duress, and [sc. so] not naturally or simply.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐκ προσαγωγῆς· ἀντὶ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνάγκην, καὶ οὐκ ἐκ φύσεως οὐδὲ ἁπλοϊκῶς.
Betacode
*)ek prosagwgh=s: a)nti\ tou= pro\s a)na/gkhn, kai\ ou)k e)k fu/sews ou)de\ a(ploi+kw=s.
Notes
- Abridged from Harpokration s.v., commenting on the appearance of this phrase in Demosthenes 23.174 (web address 1).
Harpok.'s fuller entry calls it a metaphor from those constrained by fetters.