Κατακόρου

intemperate

Translated by Catharine Roth3 Oct 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 14 words
[Meaning] insatiate.1 "Inasmuch as the race of women is both loquacious and intemperate [...]."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κατακόρου· ἀπλήστου. ἅτε τοῦ τῶν γυναικῶν γένους καὶ λάλου καὶ κατακόρου ὄντος.

Betacode
*katako/rou: a)plh/stou. a(/te tou= tw=n gunaikw=n ge/nous kai\ la/lou kai\ katako/rou o)/ntos.

Notes (2)

  1. cf. generally kappa 586, kappa 587.
  2. 1Masculine/neuter genitive singulars, the headword one presumably extracted from the quotation which follows. ↩
  3. 2Polybius 31.26.10. ↩

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κ587Κατακορὴς ξυνουσίαinsatiate intercourseκ588Κατὰ κόρρηςon the foreheadκ589Κατακόρουintemperateκ590ΚατακούωI hear [and obey]κ591Κατακωκῦσαιto wail
Revision history3 revisions · last 31 Jan 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
  3. Raised status — Elizabeth Vandiver
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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