Μαγίστερ
magister, master
Translated by Catharine Roth13 Aug 2002Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μαγίστερ· διδάσκαλε. προβάλλεται δὲ καὶ Θεόδωρον τῇ μαγιστερίᾳ ἀρχῇ, παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις τιμώμενόν τε καὶ γεραιρόμενον. τῇ μαγιστερίᾳ ἀρχῇ.
Betacode
*magi/ster: dida/skale. proba/lletai de\ kai\ *qeo/dwron th=| magisteri/a| a)rxh=|, para\ *(rwmai/ois timw/meno/n te kai\ gerairo/menon. th=| magisteri/a| a)rxh=|.
Notes (3)
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica: see the references at Photius mu10 Theodoridis. The headword is a Latin noun in the vocative, as already (but with a slightly different spelling) at mu 8. [The Lexicon of E.A. Sophocles gives
magi/ster as a nominative; this is attested in Gennadius Scholarius (15th c.) but not otherwise.]
See also mu 48. ↩ - 2Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 3.15.6, on ambassadorial appointments by Tiberius Caesar (cf. tau 553 generally) in the winter of 576; cf. de Boor (141), Whitby (96), and kappa 94. At this time Theodore was in fact Comes Sacrarum Largitionum (Count for Sacred Largesses) under Justin II, but he had been Magister Officiorum (Master of Offices) earlier, from 566-575; cf. PLRE IIIb s.v. Theodorus(34). ↩
- 3Why this phrase is repeated, rather than glossed, is unclear. ↩
References
C. de Boor, ed., Theophylacti Simocattae Historiae, (Leipzig 1887, reprint 2022)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. IIIb, (Cambridge, 1992)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. IIIb, (Cambridge, 1992)
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Revision history8 revisions · last 1 May 2025
- expanded n.2, added bibliography and cross-references — Ronald Allen
- tweaked translation after discussion with Catharine Roth — Ronald Allen
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword; cosmetic — David Whitehead
- added note — Catharine Roth
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- modified translation; added notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth