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Μαλακία

softness

Translated by David Whitehead24 Dec 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

3 notes · 22 words
[Meaning] laziness.1
Disease.2
"[Hannibal] appointed his brother to command the rearguard particularly because of the Celts' softness and aversion to hard work".3

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μαλακία· ῥαθυμία. νόσος. καὶ μάλιστα διὰ τὰς μαλακίας τῶν Κελτῶν καὶ φυγοπονίας ὥρισε τὸν ἀδελφὸν οὐραγεῖν.

Betacode
*malaki/a: r(aqumi/a. no/sos. kai\ ma/lista dia\ ta\s malaki/as tw=n *keltw=n kai\ fugoponi/as w(/rise to\n a)delfo\n ou)ragei=n.

Notes (3)

  1. 1Likewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. ↩
  2. 2Likewise in other lexica (see the references at Photius mu59 Theodoridis), and cf. generally mu 90 (also mu 91). ↩
  3. 3A recasting of Polybius 3.79.4. ↩

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μ87Μάλα εἰκότωςvery reasonablyμ88ΜαλακεινόςMalakeinos, Malacinusμ89Μαλακίαsoftnessμ90Μαλακίζεσθαιto be softμ91Μαλακίαsoftness
Revision history4 revisions · last 2 Sep 2015
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
  3. added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
  4. set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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