Μεταξυλογία
digressing, use of digressions
Translated by David Whitehead12 Jan 2009Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] briefly abandoning the subject in hand, to initiate discussion about another one.
"His discourse about the territory had been briefly ended, and again, just as in some sort of use of digressions, the two of them were talking about Ambros [= Amr] the Saracen".1
"His discourse about the territory had been briefly ended, and again, just as in some sort of use of digressions, the two of them were talking about Ambros [= Amr] the Saracen".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μεταξυλογία· τὸ πρὸς βραχὺ παραλιπόντα τὴν παροῦσαν ὑπόθεσιν, περὶ ἑτέρας κινῆσαι τὸν λόγον. πρὸς βραχὺ ὁ λόγος ἐπέπαυτο αὐτῷ περὶ τῆς χώρας, καὶ αὖθις ὥσπερ ἐν μεταξυλογίᾳ τινι περὶ Ἄμβρου τοῦ Σαρακηνοῦ διελεγέσθην ἄμφω.
Betacode
*metaculogi/a: to\ pro\s braxu\ paralipo/nta th\n parou=san u(po/qesin, peri\ e(te/ras kinh=sai to\n lo/gon. pro\s braxu\ o( lo/gos e)pe/pauto au)tw=| peri\ th=s xw/ras, kai\ au)=qis w(/sper e)n metaculogi/a| tini peri\ *)/ambrou tou= *sarakhnou= dielege/sqhn a)/mfw.
Notes (1)
- The headword noun (attested only in post-classical Greek) literally means 'between-speaking'.
- 1An approximation of part of Menander Protector fr. 6.1 Blockley (82-83), on the negotiations over Suania (cf. alpha 2811 note) between Roman ambassador Petros and Persian king Chosroes in early 562. On Petros (Petrus, Peter) see pi 1406 and pi 1408. On Chosroes see chi 418 generally. On Ambros (Ambrus, Amr) see kappa 480 note. On the Saracens see sigma 112. Find this fragment's further extracts at alpha 2811, alpha 3339, epsilon 491, epsilon 2331, theta 162, kappa 480, mu 637, xi 124, pi 147, and pi 1695. ↩
References
R.C. Blockley, ed. and trans., The History of Menander the Guardsman, (Cambridge 1985)
Linked from2 entries
- ε2331Ἐπιθειάσωνto call upon, to invoke[Meaning intending] to hold a festival. "And he stayed there [sc. intending] to call upon [God] on the day of Christ's birth. For the majesty of the day was approaching."
- κ480Καταβοήoutcry[Meaning] blame, accusation. "He blamed him not the least and made not a slight outcry against the man."
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Revision history6 revisions · last 20 Oct 2024
- added cross-references n.1 — Ronald Allen
- expanded n.1, added bibliography and cross-references — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- updated ref — David Whitehead
- tweaked tr — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead