Φιλοσοφεῖν

to philosophize

Translated by David Whitehead22 Dec 2000Vetting: high7 revisions

1 note · 25 words

Translation

Meaning to work hard. "He philosophizes [about] this, so as to bring about the marriage." So said Menander; and Isocrates [sc. uses the word too].1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φιλοσοφεῖν· ἀντὶ τοῦ πονεῖσθαι. φιλοσοφεῖ δὲ τοῦτο, ὅπως καταπράξηται τὸν γάμον. ἔφη Μένανδρος οὕτως, καὶ Ἰσοκράτης.

Betacode
*filosofei=n: a)nti\ tou= ponei=sqai. filosofei= de\ tou=to, o(/pws katapra/chtai to\n ga/mon. e)/fh *me/nandros ou(/tws, kai\ *)isokra/ths. 

Notes (1)

  1. Abridged from Harpokration s.v.
    See also phi 414 and phi 420.
  2. 1Menander fr. 242 Koerte (182 K.-A.); Isocrates 8.5. ↩

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Revision history7 revisions · last 25 Feb 2023
  1. cross-reference — Catharine Roth
  2. another keyword — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. tweaks — David Whitehead
  5. tweaks — David Whitehead
  6. Cosmetics — Elizabeth Vandiver
  7. added note and keywords — David Whitehead
  8. Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

“to philosophize.” Suda On Line. Tr. David Whitehead. 22 December 2000. <https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/phi/415>. Read at ReadSuda: <https://readsuda.org/phi/415>.

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, Elizabeth Vandiver, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 1.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Licence & terms

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