Ὀξύτης

sharpness

Translated by Catharine Roth15 Feb 2010Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 22 words
[Meaning] bitterness, austerity.1
Arrian [writes]: "in accordance with the king's sharpness, he himself also used to lead both harshly and with insolence."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀξύτης· πικρία, αὐστηρία. Ἀρριανός· κατὰ τὴν βασιλέως ὀξύτητα καὶ αὐτὸς ὠμῶς τε καὶ ξὺν ὕβρει ἐξηγεῖτο.

Betacode
*)ocu/ths: pikri/a, au)sthri/a. *)arriano/s: kata\ th\n basile/ws o)cu/thta kai\ au)to\s w)mw=s te kai\ cu\n u(/brei e)chgei=to.

Notes (2)

  1. 1See also omicron 437. ↩
  2. 2Arrian, Parthica fr. 99 Roos. ↩

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ο434Ὀξύςsharpο435Ὀξυτενήςsharp-pointed, sharp-stretchedο436Ὀξύτηςsharpnessο437Ὀξύτηςkeenness, sharpnessο438Ὁ ὤν[he] who is
Revision history2 revisions · last 4 Jul 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. another keyword; tweaks — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Catharine Roth

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