Ὀρθός

upright

Translated by Catharine Roth27 Nov 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 18 words

[The form] o)/rqios is also used.¹
Marcus [writes]: "to be upright and not raised up [sc. by others]."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀρθός· λέγεται καὶ ὄρθιος. Μάρκος· ὀρθὸν δὲ εἶναι καὶ μὴ ὀρθούμενον.

Betacode

*)orqo/s: le/getai kai\ o)/rqios. *ma/rkos: o)rqo\n de\ ei)=nai kai\ mh\ o)rqou/menon.

Notes (2)

1cf. omicron 572, omicron 574, omicron 575. ↩
2Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 3.5.4. ↩

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Revision history2 revisions · last 11 Jul 2013

11 Jul 2013Revised — David Whitehead
29 Nov 2009another note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 Nov 2009Translated — Catharine Roth