Μωροκακοήθη
foolish and malicious
Translated by Nick Nicholas6 Aug 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"And he was an evildoer and easily led astray, [sc. the kind of man] whom indeed they call foolish and malicious."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μωροκακοήθη· ἦν δὲ κακοῦργός τε καὶ εὐπαράγωγος, ὃν δὴ μωροκακοήθη καλοῦσι.
Betacode
*mwrokakoh/qh: h)=n de\ kakou=rgo/s te kai\ eu)para/gwgos, o(\n dh\ mwrokakoh/qh kalou=si.
Notes (1)
- The headword adjective -- a single word in the Greek -- is in the accusative singular, evidently extracted from the passage quoted. (It is attested nowhere else.)
- 1Procopius, Secret History 8.22 (web address 1), on Justinian (see generally iota 446); cf. Kaldellis (38). On Justinian's evil nature, see also alpha 1259, delta 806, epsiloniota 225, iota 726, and pi 2088. ↩
References
A. Kaldellis, ed. and trans., Prokopios: The Secret History, (Indianapolis 2010)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 22 Jun 2024
- added bibliography, cross-references, and link n.1 — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Nick Nicholas