Νουνεχῶς

sensibly

Translated by David Whitehead18 Dec 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 19 words

[Meaning] intelligently. "In their political behaviour relating to the opportunities of that time they appeared to be acting sensibly".¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νουνεχῶς· πεφροντισμένως. νουνεχῶς ἐδόκουν πολιτεύεσθαι πρὸς τοὺς τότε καιρούς.

Betacode

*nounexw=s: pefrontisme/nws. nounexw=s e)do/koun politeu/esqai pro\s tou\s to/te kairou/s.

Notes (1)

The headword is an adverb formed from the phrase nou=n e)/xein.
cf. nu 521.
1Polybius fr. 185 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (538) that Toup attributed this fragment to Polybius. ↩

References

T. Büttner-Wobst, ed., Polybii Historiae, vol. IV, (Leipzig 1904)

Linked from1 entry

ν521Νοῦν ἔχεινto be sensiblePolybius [says]: "it is necessary for generals to be sensible and bold: these are the paramount things for activities which are precarious and perilous".

Neighbouring entries

ν520Νοῦνintellect, mind ν521Νοῦν ἔχεινto be sensible ν522Νουνεχῶςsensibly ν523Νοῦν τὸν ξένονmind (is) the guest ν524Νοῦςintellect, mind, reason

Revision history5 revisions · last 3 Dec 2018

3 Dec 2018expanded n.1, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
17 Jun 2013Revised — David Whitehead
20 Nov 2005another keyword — David Whitehead
13 Jun 2004another keyword — David Whitehead
19 Dec 2003added note, set status — Catharine Roth
18 Dec 2003Translated — David Whitehead