Οὐσιῶσαι
to give substance to
Translated by Catharine Roth31 May 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐσιῶσαι· αἰτιατικῇ. Πισίδης· καὶ πάντας ἡμᾶς οὐσιῶσαί σοι θέλεις καὶ τεκνοποιεῖν τῷ θεῷ καθημέραν.
Betacode
*ou)siw=sai: ai)tiatikh=|. *pisi/dhs: kai\ pa/ntas h(ma=s ou)siw=sai/ soi qe/leis kai\ teknopoiei=n tw=| qew=| kaqhme/ran.
Notes (2)
- The unglossed headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is aorist active infinitive of
ou)sio/w . - 1Similarly in syntactical sources. ↩
- 2George of Pisidia fr. 132 (Heraclias 3 fr. 57 Pertusi, still fr. 57 Tartaglia), addressed to Heraclius (cf. eta 465). The Pisidian's source text reads
teknopoiei=n tw=| *qew=| : "to make children for God"; cf. Migne (PG 92.1748). Tartaglia notes (236, note 96) that fragments 54-57 concern the emperor's return to Byzantion (September 629) from his victory in Persia; cf. eta 366 note. ↩
References
J.P. Migne, Patrologia graeca, vol. 92, (Paris, 1860)
L. Tartaglia, ed., Carmi di Giorgio di Pisidia, (Torino 1998)
L. Tartaglia, ed., Carmi di Giorgio di Pisidia, (Torino 1998)
Linked from2 entries
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Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Nov 2025
- expanded n.2; added bibliography, cross-references, and keywords — Ronald Allen
- tweaked reference — Catharine Roth
- tweaked tr and notes — David Whitehead
- another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth