Νωθέστερος
more sluggish, rather sluggish
Translated by Elizabeth Vandiver23 Oct 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] more/rather slow.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νωθέστερος· βραδύτερος.
Betacode
*nwqe/steros: bradu/teros.
Notes
- The headword is comparative of the adjective
nwqh/s (nu 535, and cf. also nu 534, nu 536, nu 537), masculine nominative singular.
Perhaps generated by Plato, Apology 30E (web address 1), which uses the dative singular in the famous "gadfly" comparison: Socrates says that the city of Athens, like a large and noble horse, has grown sluggish because of its size and needs to be roused. [Burnet ad loc. gives reasons for preferring the reading of ms. B,nwqeste/rw|, to that of ms. T,nwqrote/rw| .] Alternatively, note e.g. the masc. nom. sing. itself in (e.g.) (?)Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 62.
References
Burnet, John, ed. Plato's Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, and Crito. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1974.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- ν534Νωθείαςsluggishness, stupidity[Meaning] slowness.
- ν535Νωθήςsluggish, stupid, stubborn[Meaning] slow, motionless, unreasoning. [Meaning] having been deprived of mobility.
- ν536Νωθρείαtorpor, sluggishness, sloth, indolenceAlso [sc. attested is the related adjective] nôthros ["torpid/sluggish/slothful/indolent"], [meaning] he who is weak/feeble. "Being by his nature more torpid/sluggish/slothful/indolent than his royal dignity [sc.…
- ν537Νωθρότηςsluggishness[Meaning] slowness.
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- Translated — Elizabeth Vandiver