Μισοπορπακιστάτη
most porpax-hating, very porpax-hating
Translated by David Whitehead23 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] most/very war-hating, that is pacific. [sc. The word comes] from the porpax. According to some a porpax [is] the strap of the shield; but as others [have it], the iron extension in the middle of the shield, by which the soldier controls the shield.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μισοπορπακιστάτη· μισοπολεμωτάτη, τουτέστιν εἰρηνική. παρὰ τὸν πόρπακα. πόρπαξ δὲ κατά τινας μὲν ὁ ἀναφορεὺς τῆς ἀσπίδος· ὡς δέ τινες, τὸ διῆκον μέσον τῆς ἀσπίδος σιδήριον, ᾧ κρατεῖ τὴν ἀσπίδα ὁ στρατιώτης.
Betacode
*misoporpakista/th: misopolemwta/th, toute/stin ei)rhnikh/. para\ to\n po/rpaka. po/rpac de\ kata/ tinas me\n o( a)naforeu\s th=s a)spi/dos: w(s de/ tines, to\ dih=kon me/son th=s a)spi/dos sidh/rion, w(=| kratei= th\n a)spi/da o( stratiw/ths.
Notes
- From the scholia to Aristophanes, Peace 662, where this comic coinage (a feminine superlative referring to the goddess Peace) occurs: see web address 1.
For the porpax see pi 2089 and esp. pi 2090, where this material reappears. The first of the explanations is the correct one: a (detachable) leather arm-band or strap, positioned centrally, through which the soldier thrust and bent his arm before gripping the handle (antilabe) at the rim.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- μ1127Μισοπράγμωνbusiness-hater[Meaning] one who is retiring and has chosen a quiet life-style. "People have become accustomed to apply the name of virtue to the business-hating life, [but] it is not so, at least in my [sc. opinion]. For the virtue…
- μ1130ΜισῶI hate[Used] with an accusative. "I hate the brazen woman, [sc. but] I really hate the prudish one." [sc. The first of these is] in reference to one who is rascally and lewd. See under a)fele/s.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 24 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead