Ὀρφανιστῶν

[of] orphan-guardians

Translated by Catharine Roth2 Feb 2004Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 35 words

*)orfanistai/ are those rearing the orphans. Or o)rfanistai/, a magistracy at Athens which judged the affairs of orphans.¹ Or o)rfanistw=n, of those responsible for the care of orphans. "Under unloving orphan-guardians, what an evil [...]."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀρφανιστῶν· ὀρφανισταί εἰσιν οἱ τοὺς ὀρφανοὺς τρέφοντες. ἢ ὀρφανισταί, ἀρχὴ Ἀθήνησι τὰ τῶν ὀρφανῶν κρίνουσα. ἢ ὀρφανιστῶν, τῶν τῆς ὀρφανίας ἐπιτρόπων. ὑπ' ὀρφανιστῶν μὴ φίλων, ὅσον κακόν.

Betacode

*)orfanistw=n: o)rfanistai/ ei)sin oi( tou\s o)rfanou\s tre/fontes. h)\ o)rfanistai/, a)rxh\ *)aqh/nhsi ta\ tw=n o)rfanw=n kri/nousa. h)\ o)rfanistw=n, tw=n th=s o)rfani/as e)pitro/pwn. u(p' o)rfanistw=n mh\ fi/lwn, o(/son kako/n.

Notes (2)

The headword is in the genitive plural, as in the quotation from Sophocles.
1(No such magistracy at Athens is otherwise attested, but LSJ s.v. notes something of the kind at Selymbria.) Similarly in Photius, Lexicon omicron537 Theodoridis. ↩
2Sophocles, Ajax 512 (web address 1), and scholion. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

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ο650ὈρύσσωI bury, I dig ο651Ὀρφανίαbereavement, destitution, orphaned state ο652Ὀρφανιστῶν[of] orphan-guardians ο653Ὀρφανόςorphan, deprived ο654ὈρφεύςOrpheus

Revision history6 revisions · last 20 May 2016

20 May 2016Revised — David Whitehead
22 Jul 2013expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
30 Aug 2011augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
29 Aug 2011added keywords, fixed link — Catharine Roth
7 Oct 2005another keyword — David Whitehead
2 Feb 2004cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 Feb 2004Translated — Catharine Roth

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (2)

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