Ὠτοκάταξις
cauliflower-eared
Translated by David Whitehead11 Sep 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning someone] with thickened ears [acquired] in a wrestling-ring, thick-eared.
"Being both thick-eared and grimy, as Antigonos of Karystos [says]".1
"And at length Constantine the Great, after listening intently,2 erupted into anger with the holy Athanasius and condemned him to judicial exile."3
"Being both thick-eared and grimy, as Antigonos of Karystos [says]".1
"And at length Constantine the Great, after listening intently,2 erupted into anger with the holy Athanasius and condemned him to judicial exile."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὠτοκάταξις· τὰ ὦτα τεθλασμένος ἐν παλαίστρᾳ, ὠτοθλαδίας. ὠτοθλαδίας τε καὶ ἐμπινὴς ὤν, ὥς φησιν Ἀντίγονος ὁ Καρύστιος. καὶ τέλος ὁ μέγας Κωνσταντῖνος τῶν ὤτων ἀναρτηθεὶς εἰς ὀργὴν ἐκπίπτει τοῦ ἁγίου Ἀθανασίου καὶ ὑπερορίαν τοῦ δικαίου καταψηφίζεται.
Betacode
*)wtoka/tacis: ta\ w)=ta teqlasme/nos e)n palai/stra|, w)toqladi/as. w)toqladi/as te kai\ e)mpinh\s w)/n, w(/s fhsin *)anti/gonos o( *karu/stios. kai\ te/los o( me/gas *kwnstanti=nos tw=n w)/twn a)narthqei\s ei)s o)rgh\n e)kpi/ptei tou= a(gi/ou *)aqanasi/ou kai\ u(perori/an tou= dikai/ou katayhfi/zetai.
Notes (3)
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Revision history5 revisions · last 2 Oct 2023
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead