Ὅλος καὶ πᾶς

fully and totally [bent on]

Translated by David Whitehead20 Jul 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

3 notes · 41 words

"He was fully and totally bent on fighting a war."¹
Or, "he was fully and totally bent on exposing himself to danger and risking a battle".²
"He was fully and totally focussed on the existing dangers".³ Meaning with all his might.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὅλος καὶ πᾶς· ἦν δὲ ὅλος καὶ πᾶς πρὸς τὸ πολεμεῖν. ἤ, πρὸς τὸ παραβάλλεσθαι καὶ διακινδυνεύειν ὅλος καὶ πᾶς ἦν. ὅλος καὶ πᾶς ἦν τῇ διανοίᾳ περὶ τοὺς ἐνεστῶτας κινδύνους. ἀντὶ τοῦ πάσῃ δυνάμει.

Betacode

*(/olos kai\ pa=s: h)=n de\ o(/los kai\ pa=s pro\s to\ polemei=n. h)/, pro\s to\ paraba/llesqai kai\ diakinduneu/ein o(/los kai\ pa=s h)=n. o(/los kai\ pa=s h)=n th=| dianoi/a| peri\ tou\s e)nestw=tas kindu/nous. a)nti\ tou= pa/sh| duna/mei.

Notes (3)

For the idiom exemplified in this entry see generally LSJ s.v. o(/los, 1.1 (with examples from Plato as well as the Polybius one quoted here).
1Quotation (and individual) unidentifiable. ↩
2Polybius 3.94.10 (on Fabius' magister equitum M. Minucius Rufus); cf. pi 273. ↩
3Quotation (and individual) unidentifiable. ↩

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ο195Ολοόςdeadly, oloosIf the first syllable is aspirated, it means one who is prudent and healthy, but if it is unaspirated, it means destructive.

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ο197ὌλοροςOloros, Olorus ο198Ὀλόςolos ο199Ὅλος καὶ πᾶςfully and totally [bent on]ο200Ὁλοσχερῶςutterly ο201Ὁλοσχοίνῳwith a club-rush

Revision history3 revisions · last 24 Jun 2013

24 Jun 2013Revised — David Whitehead
21 Jul 2006tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
20 Jul 2006set status — Catharine Roth
20 Jul 2006Translated — David Whitehead

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

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