Κατάπτυστον
despicable, to be spat upon
Translated by Catharine Roth25 Jul 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning something] cheap, hateful.1 "[...] the light Tarantine shawl being sheer and delicate, when it was first stretched out, and then was torn apart. But she was aggrieved and said, 'o despicable and infamous rag, you were not serviceable to me even for this need.' And throwing it off, she killed herself with a sword".2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κατάπτυστον· εὐτελές, μισητόν. τὸ δὲ ταραντινίδιον λεπτόν τε ὂν καὶ ἀσθενές, ἐπεὶ μόνον ἐτάθη, κᾆτα ἀπορρήγνυται. ἡ δὲ περιαλγεῖ καί φησιν· ὦ κατάπτυστόν τε καὶ ἐπίρρητον ῥάκος, οὐδὲ εἰς ταύτην μοι τὴν χρείαν ἐπιτήδειον ἐγένου. καὶ ῥίψασα αὐτὸ ξίφει ἑαυτὴν διεχρήσατο.
Betacode
*kata/ptuston: eu)tele/s, mishto/n. to\ de\ tarantini/dion lepto/n te o)\n kai\ a)sqene/s, e)pei\ mo/non e)ta/qh, ka)=|ta a)porrh/gnutai. h( de\ perialgei= kai/ fhsin: w)= kata/ptusto/n te kai\ e)pi/rrhton r(a/kos, ou)de\ ei)s tau/thn moi th\n xrei/an e)pith/deion e)ge/nou. kai\ r(i/yasa au)to\ ci/fei e(auth\n diexrh/sato.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Feb 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- updated reference — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth