Κάρτα
extremely, very
Translated by Ryan Stone13 Mar 2008Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κάρτα· λίαν, ἢ μεγάλως. ληΐζεται γὰρ ἡ Κολχὶς κάρτα κομιδῆ, καὶ ἄσχετον ἦν τὸ κακόν. ἐχήρευε γὰρ τοῦ στρατηγήσαντος.
Betacode
*ka/rta: li/an, h)\ mega/lws. lhi/+zetai ga\r h( *kolxi\s ka/rta komidh=, kai\ a)/sxeton h)=n to\ kako/n. e)xh/reue ga\r tou= strathgh/santos.
Notes (2)
- 1Same glossing in Photius and other lexica, and in several scholia, e.g. to Plato, Timaeus 25D. ↩
- 2An approximation of Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 3.6.8, on the Persian attack on Suania in the summer and fall of 589; cf. de Boor (121) and Whitby (80). Simocatta's remark here concerns Suania (cf. alpha 2811 note), not Colchis (cf. kappa 1979), and the final participle is future: '...who would command'. ↩
References
C. de Boor, ed., Theophylacti Simocattae Historiae, (Leipzig 1887, reprint 2022)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
Linked from2 entries
- κ425ΚάρταcertainlyFrom the [writings] of Sophocles. Ajax says to his own child: "for not perceiving [is] certainly a painless evil, until you learn to rejoice and to grieve."
- λ424Ληΐζεταιseizes booty, plunders[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning he/she/it] takes prisoner, plunders, ravages, lays waste. But perhaps it is also said in a passive sense.
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Revision history6 revisions · last 24 Mar 2025
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- expanded n.2, added bibliography and cross-references — Ronald Allen
- coding — Catharine Roth
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- corrected ref; augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keywords, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ryan Stone