Κακύνειν τὸν πηλόν
to spoil the dregs
Translated by David Whitehead2 Dec 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
That is, to do outrage to the man worthy of outrage.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κακύνειν τὸν πηλόν· τουτέστι τὸν ἄξιον ὕβρεως ὑβρίζειν.
Betacode
*kaku/nein to\n phlo/n: toute/sti to\n a)/cion u(/brews u(bri/zein.
Notes
- For "outrage" (hybris) see generally upsilon 11-21.
The nounphlo/s can also mean mud (see LSJ s.v.), and with such a meaning here the phrase would still work; however, construing it as "dregs" or "lees" seems required by kappa 335 and pi 178.