Κῦρος
promise
Translated by Catharine Roth19 Oct 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] success. Sophocles [writes]: "the day will seal the promise of much good." [Meaning it will be] successful and sovereign.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κῦρος· ἐπιτυχία. Σοφοκλῆς· πολλῶν ὑπάρξει κῦρος ἡμέρα καλῶν. ἐπιτευκτικὴ καὶ κυρία.
Betacode
*ku=ros: e)pituxi/a. *sofoklh=s: pollw=n u(pa/rcei ku=ros h(me/ra kalw=n. e)piteuktikh\ kai\ kuri/a.
Notes
- Sophocles, Electra 919 (web address 1; here in Jebb's translation), and scholion.
For the headword, see also kappa 2775.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Mar 2013
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented headword; supplemented translation — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth