Φιληταί

philetai

Translated by Catharine Roth18 Dec 2010Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 21 words
Thieves are also so called.
And those who love.1
"But the lovers who once came to her thrice-prayed-for, now shudder greatly."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φιληταί· οὕτω λέγονται καὶ οἱ κλέπται. καὶ οἱ φιλοῦντες. οἱ δὲ φιληταὶ οἵ ποτε τριλλίστως ἀντίον ἐρχόμενοι, νῦν μέγα πεφρίκασι.

Betacode
*filhtai/: ou(/tw le/gontai kai\ oi( kle/ptai. kai\ oi( filou=ntes. oi( de\ filhtai\ oi(/ pote trilli/stws a)nti/on e)rxo/menoi, nu=n me/ga pefri/kasi.

Notes (2)

  1. 1On filhth/s and filh/ths, see also phi 335 and especially phi 336. ↩
  2. 2Greek Anthology 5.271.3-5 (Macedonius the Consul), on a courtesan's lost beauty; cf. Madden (161-167). As Madden notes (163), the Anthologia Palatina reads trili/stws, but the Suda's alternative spelling here accommodates the meter. Also, something "thrice" done frequently carries the connotation of often or earnestly, e.g. "often-prayed-for" or "earnestly-begged-for"; cf. LSJ s.v. tri/llistos (web address 1). ↩

References


J.A. Madden, Macedonius Consul: The Epigrams, (Hildesheim 1995)

External resources

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φ332ΦιλήταςPhiletasφ333ΦιλήταςPhiletasφ334Φιληταίphiletaiφ335Φιλητέωνof thievesφ336Φιλητήςlover
Revision history6 revisions · last 14 Aug 2023
  1. expanded n.2, added link — Ronald Allen
  2. expanded n.2, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
  3. expanded note — Catharine Roth
  4. more keywords — David Whitehead
  5. deleted link — Catharine Roth
  6. cosmetics — David Whitehead
  7. Translated — Catharine Roth

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