Νεφροί
kidneys
Translated by Catharine Roth17 Sep 2009Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] thoughts. Since the kidneys stir up appetites below the stomach, from there the thoughts of desire arise.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νεφροί· οἱ λογισμοί. ἐπειδὴ τὰς ὑπογαστρίους ὀρέξεις οἱ νεφροὶ διεγείρουσιν, ἐντεῦθεν κινοῦνται τῆς ἐπιθυμίας οἱ λογισμοί.
Betacode
*nefroi/: oi( logismoi/. e)peidh\ ta\s u(pogastri/ous o)re/ceis oi( nefroi\ diegei/rousin, e)nteu=qen kinou=ntai th=s e)piqumi/as oi( logismoi/.
Notes
- Theodoret (PG 80, 912a) on Psalm 7.10 LXX ('god testing hearts and kidneys').
For kidneys in the literal sense see nu 280.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 30 Oct 2020
- another tweak — Catharine Roth
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth