Νυκτικόραξ
night-raven, long-eared owl
Translated by Catharine Roth12 Feb 2006Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A kind of bird living in the wilderness, which avoids the inhabited places of houses and goes to the deserted and ruined [places]; for they call the house-sites "ruins." Thus also the sparrow, being a cowardly bird, drives away sleep with its agony.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νυκτικόραξ· εἶδος ὀρνέου ἐρημικοῦ, ὃ τὰς οἰκουμένας φεύγων τῶν οἰκιῶν ταῖς ἐρήμοις καὶ καταλελυμέναις προστρέχει· τὰ γὰρ οἰκόπεδα ἐρείπιά φασιν. οὕτω καὶ τὸ στρουθίον δειλὸν ὄρνεον ὂν ὑπὸ ἀγωνίας ἐλαύνει τὸν ὕπνον.
Betacode
*nuktiko/rac: ei)=dos o)rne/ou e)rhmikou=, o(\ ta\s oi)koume/nas feu/gwn tw=n oi)kiw=n tai=s e)rh/mois kai\ katalelume/nais prostre/xei: ta\ ga\r oi)ko/peda e)rei/pia/ fasin. ou(/tw kai\ to\ strouqi/on deilo\n o)/rneon o)\n u(po\ a)gwni/as e)lau/nei to\n u(/pnon.
Notes
- Theodoret (PG 80.1677c) on Psalm 101.7 LXX. The sparrow is mentioned in verse 8.
cf. under alpha 3297, eta 302, omega 266.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 19 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added cross-references and keyword — Catharine Roth
- x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth