Ὀλιγαρκία
frugality, oligarky
Translated by David Whitehead20 Jul 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] being satisfied with a few things. But oligarty is an absence of bread.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀλιγαρκία· τὸ ἐν ὀλίγοις ἀρκεῖσθαι. Ὀλιγαρτία δὲ ἡ λεῖψις τοῦ ἄρτου.
Betacode
*)oligarki/a: to\ e)n o)li/gois a)rkei=sqai. *)oligarti/a de\ h( lei=yis tou= a)/rtou.
Notes
- Similar material in some other lexica.
Both of these terms -- the first rare, the second very rare -- must be distinguished fromo)ligarxi/a 'oligarchy', on which see omicron 149.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 24 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked tr; expanded note — David Whitehead
- added note and keyword — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead