Μετρίως ὠργιασμένως

as kneaded moderately

Translated by Richard Rodriguez4 Jul 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

10 words

Meaning in a softened manner or in a moistened manner.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μετρίως ὠργιασμένως· ἀντὶ τοῦ μεμαλαγμένως ἢ δεδευμένως.

Betacode

*metri/ws w)rgiasme/nws: a)nti\ tou= memalagme/nws h)\ dedeume/nws.

Notes

Likewise in Photius mu368 Theodoridis, though with w)rgasme/nws transmitted, and in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon, which (as emended by Ruhnken) correctly has the participle w)rgasme/nos. The headword phrase comes from Plato, Theaetetus 194C (an image of wax in the soul); cf. omega 163.
See also omicron 517.

Linked from1 entry

ω163Ὠργασμένοςkneaded, temperedMeaning softened, moistened. Plato in Theaetetus [writes]: "when the wax in the soul is deep and abundant and smooth and moderately kneaded ...". But [the verb] o)rga/zein properly means to moisten the clay with the…

Neighbouring entries

μ811Μετριοπαθεῖνto feel moderately, to treat gently μ812Μέτριοςmoderate μ813Μετρίως ὠργιασμένωςas kneaded moderately μ814Μέτριοιmoderates μ815Μέτριοιmoderates

Revision history4 revisions · last 22 Dec 2014

22 Dec 2014coding — Catharine Roth
20 May 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
5 Jul 2009augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
4 Jul 2009expanded note, set status — Catharine Roth
4 Jul 2009Translated — Richard Rodriguez