Μάλθων
soft
Translated by David Whitehead20 May 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"The effeminate and soft tyrant".1 Meaning weak.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μάλθων· ὁ γύνανδρός τε καὶ μάλθων τύραννος. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἔκλυτος.
Betacode
*ma/lqwn: o( gu/nandro/s te kai\ ma/lqwn tu/rannos. a)nti\ tou= e)/klutos.
Notes (1)
Linked from3 entries
- γ494Γύνανδροςwo-manly, androgynous[Meaning a] catamite. "The wo-manly and soft tyrant." Meaning dissolute.
- μ108Μαλθακώτερονsofter[Meaning] toward the sweeter [side] of life, and [the one] in a good state. Aristophanes in Frogs [writes]: "but to turn always toward the softer is [the mark] of a clever man and a natural Theramenes".
- μ110Μάλθηmalthe[Meaning] softened wax.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 13 Jul 2011
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- more x-refs — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead