Ἐλεεινός
pitiable
Translated by Catharine Roth14 Mar 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he who is] deserving of pity.1
"Becoming worthy of pity for their suffering, worthy of praise for their courage, for this became a great distress to the Romans, because so many were involved and [the household] ... had been utterly destroyed. And they set the day as [one] not to be mentioned."2
"Becoming worthy of pity for their suffering, worthy of praise for their courage, for this became a great distress to the Romans, because so many were involved and [the household] ... had been utterly destroyed. And they set the day as [one] not to be mentioned."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐλεεινός· ὁ ἐλέους ἄξιος. ἐλεεινοὶ τοῦ πάθους, ἀξιέπαινοι τῆς ἀρετῆς γενόμενοι, μέγα γὰρ πάθος Ῥωμαίοις τοῦτο ἐγένετο καὶ πλήθους ἕνεκα καὶ πανωλεθρίας, καὶ τὴν ἡμέραν ἀποφράδα τίθενται.