Ἰσχύων

powerful

Translated by Andrew Morrison10 Dec 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 18 words

["The god,] who overtakes even the winged eagle and outstrips the dolphin in the sea".¹ Pindar says this.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἰσχύων· ὃς καὶ πτερόεντ' ἀετὸν κίχε καὶ θαλασσαῖον παραμείβεται δελφῖνα· Πίνδαρος τοῦτό φησιν.

Betacode

*)isxu/wn: o(\s kai\ ptero/ent' a)eto\n ki/xe kai\ qalassai=on paramei/betai delfi=na: *pi/ndaros tou=to/ fhsin.

Notes (2)

1The implication is "powerful as a god". i)sxu/wn is often found in Jewish/Christian contexts to describe God’s power, e.g. Esther 4:17z LXX: o( qeo\s o( i)sxu/wn e)pi\ pa/ntas ["God powerful over all"]. ↩
2Pindar, Pythian 2.50-1 (web address 1), quoted in the scholia to Sophocles, Electra 696 (where the present headword occurs). See also theta 180, and generally iota 724. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from2 entries

Neighbouring entries

ι721Ἰσχνομυθοῦντεςquibbling, subtly-disputing ι722ἼσχωI hold, possess ι723Ἰσχύωνpowerful ι724Ἰσχύωνbeing strong, being powerful ι725Ἰσχυρὰν θέρμηνsevere fever

Revision history5 revisions · last 27 Apr 2016

27 Apr 2016more coding — David Whitehead
21 Jan 2013coding, upgraded link — Catharine Roth
16 Jan 2013another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
11 Dec 2002improved link — Catharine Roth
11 Dec 2002augmented note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
10 Dec 2002Translated — Andrew Morrison