Εἰσφθαρείς
having gone in for ruin
Translated by Catharine Roth5 Jul 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] going in somewhere for a bad result. But e)kfqarei/s [means] going out. This is how they say going out for a bad result.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εἰσφθαρείς· τὸ ἐπὶ κακῷ εἰσελθεῖν που. ἐκφθαρεὶς δὲ ἐξελθών. οὕτω λέγεται τὸ ἐπὶ κακῷ ἐξελθεῖν.
Betacode
*ei)sfqarei/s: to\ e)pi\ kakw=| ei)selqei=n pou. e)kfqarei\s de\ e)celqw/n. ou(/tw le/getai to\ e)pi\ kakw=| e)celqei=n.
Notes
- From epsilon 710, referring to Aristophanes, Peace 72. The headword, though rare, occurs in Josephus Jewish War 1.513 (web address 1).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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