Ὠκυτόκιον Τηλέφου
Telephus' okytokion, Telephus' quick-reference
Translated by Edward Dandrow9 Jun 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
This is a book worth possessing, for [sc. those who wish to have] an ample supply of expressions, and agreeable.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὠκυτόκιον Τηλέφου· τοῦτο δέ ἐστι βιβλίον ἄξιον κτήσεως πρὸς εὐπορίαν φράσεως καὶ ἐράσμιον.
Betacode
*)wkuto/kion *thle/fou: tou=to de/ e)sti bibli/on a)/cion kth/sews pro\s eu)pori/an fra/sews kai\ e)ra/smion.
Notes
- (Entry lacking, Adler reports, in mss AF.)
For the Stoic grammarian Telephus of Pergamum (C2 CE) see generally tau 495; OCD4 s.v. Telephus(2). As stated there, his Okytokion (in ten volumes) was a lexicon of adjectives; it was evidently intended for the convenience of writers and orators.
References
C. Wendel, RE 9 A cols.369ff.
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Revision history7 revisions · last 20 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- restorative cosmetics — David Whitehead
- supplied translation; rearranged notes and bibliography — David Whitehead
- Translated — Edward Dandrow