Μοιχεία
adultery, seduction
Translated by Jennifer Benedict1 Dec 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Adultery/seduction and poisoning1 are the same thing. For both happen secretly. They are also called plots; and neither the adulteress/seductress nor the poisoner loves the man.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μοιχεία· μοιχεία καὶ φαρμακεία ταυτόν ἐστιν. καὶ γὰρ ἀμφότερα λάθρα γίνεται. λέγονται δὲ καὶ ἐπιβουλαί· καὶ οὔτε ἡ μοιχευομένη οὔτε ἡ φαρμακεύουσα φιλεῖ τὸν ἄνδρα.
Betacode
*moixei/a: moixei/a kai\ farmakei/a tauto/n e)stin. kai\ ga\r a)mfo/tera la/qra gi/netai. le/gontai de\ kai\ e)piboulai/: kai\ ou)/te h( moixeuome/nh ou)/te h( farmakeu/ousa filei= to\n a)/ndra.
Notes (1)
Linked from3 entries
- μ1355ΜοιχάζωI seduce"[He] seduced licentious women."
- μ1356Μοιχαλίςadulterous, seductive[Descriptive of] a prostitute, a woman engaging in adultery/seduction.
- μ1360ΜοιχόςseducerA type of haircut in the manner of catamites. Aristophanes [writes]: "Cratinus ever getting the 'seducer's' cut with a single blade." An indecent haircut cut like a catamite. And another type [of haircut is] 'garden',…
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Revision history4 revisions · last 24 Sep 2020
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- added notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict