Ὥρα
season, hour
Translated by Catharine Roth5 Sep 2005Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] suitable time.1 "If they desire peace, [it is] time for them to hand over their weapons."2
And the Theologian [writes]: "[is it] time for you to show disrespect even to the kingdom of heaven, because it is compared to a mustard seed?"3
And again Procopius [writes]: "[it is] time for you not to disregard me who have been deprived of such a sum of money in addition to the destruction of my house, [but your mother ...]"4
And the Theologian [writes]: "[is it] time for you to show disrespect even to the kingdom of heaven, because it is compared to a mustard seed?"3
And again Procopius [writes]: "[it is] time for you not to disregard me who have been deprived of such a sum of money in addition to the destruction of my house, [but your mother ...]"4
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὥρα· καιρὸς ἐπιτήδειος. εἰ μὲν εἰρήνης ἐπιθυμοῦσιν, ὥρα αὐτοῖς παραδοῦναι τὰ ὅπλα. καὶ ὁ Θεολόγος· ὥρα σοι καὶ βασιλείαν οὐρανῶν ἀτιμάζειν, ὅτι κόκκῳ σινάπεως ἀπεικάζεται. καὶ αὖθις Προκόπιος· ὥρα σοι μὴ περιϊδεῖν ἐμὲ μὲν πρὸς τῇ τῆς οἰκίας διαφθορᾷ καὶ χρημάτων ἐστερημένον τοσοῦτον πλῆθος.
Betacode
*(/wra: kairo\s e)pith/deios. ei) me\n ei)rh/nhs e)piqumou=sin, w(/ra au)toi=s paradou=nai ta\ o(/pla. kai\ o( *qeolo/gos: w(/ra soi kai\ basilei/an ou)ranw=n a)tima/zein, o(/ti ko/kkw| sina/pews a)peika/zetai. kai\ au)=qis *proko/pios: w(/ra soi mh\ perii+dei=n e)me\ me\n pro\s th=| th=s oi)ki/as diafqora=| kai\ xrhma/twn e)sterhme/non tosou=ton plh=qos.
Notes (4)
- 1cf. omega 149, omega 151, omega 152, omega 153, omega 166, omega 181. ↩
- 2Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable. ↩
- 3Gregory of Nazianzus, Oration 39, PG 36.353, on Matthew 13.31-32. ↩
- 4Procopius, Secret History 2.9 (web address 1), Belisarius begs Antonina's son Photios to join in a vengeance plot against Theodosius; cf. Kaldellis (10). On Belisarius, husband of Antonina, see beta 233 generally. On Antonina and Theodosius see epsilon 671 note. On Photios see alpha 1492 note. ↩
References
A. Kaldellis, ed. and trans., Prokopios: The Secret History, (Indianapolis 2010)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
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- Translated — Catharine Roth