Φιληλιαστής
phil-heliast
Translated by Catharine Roth2 Apr 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[A term for] a litigation-lover in Aristophanes: "he is a phil-heliast like no other man." Meaning a litigation-lover;1 for the Heliaia [was] the greatest lawcourt at Athens.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φιληλιαστής· ὁ φιλόδικος παρὰ Ἀριστοφάνει· φιληλιαστής ἐστιν ὡς οὐδεὶς ἀνήρ. ἀντὶ τοῦ φιλόδικος· Ἡλιαία γὰρ Ἀθήνησι δικαστήριον μέγιστον.
Betacode
*filhliasth/s: o( filo/dikos para\ *)aristofa/nei: filhliasth/s e)stin w(s ou)dei\s a)nh/r. a)nti\ tou= filo/dikos: *(hliai/a ga\r *)aqh/nhsi dikasth/rion me/giston.
Notes (2)
- 1Aristophanes, Wasps 88 (web address 1; quoted already at eta 215), with scholion. For the opposite, see alpha 3154. ↩
- 2See eta 214, etc. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
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Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- typo — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth