Φιλοῦργος

Philourgos, Philurgus

Translated by David Whitehead22 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

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This man, a profligate, was discovered in Athens to have stolen sacred property and taken away the Gorgon's Head, as Isocrates says.¹ Aeschines mentions him in the [speech] Against Ktesiphon.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φιλοῦργος· οὗτος ἄσωτος ὢν ἐφωράθη ἐν Ἀθήναις τὰ ἱερὰ συλήσας καὶ τὸ Γοργόνειον ὑφελόμενος, ὡς Ἰσοκράτης λέγει. μέμνηται τούτου Αἰσχίνης ἐν τῷ κατὰ Κτησιφῶντος.

Betacode

*filou=rgos: ou(=tos a)/swtos w)\n e)fwra/qh e)n *)aqh/nais ta\ i(era\ sulh/sas kai\ to\ *gorgo/neion u(felo/menos, w(s *)isokra/ths le/gei. me/mnhtai tou/tou *ai)sxi/nhs e)n tw=| kata\ *kthsifw=ntos.

Notes (2)

An ill-documented scandal from, apparently, the late C5 BC. At omicron 311 and phi 310 the perpetrator's name is Phileas.
The first part of the entry is also in Photius (phi205 Theodoridis).
1Isocrates 18.57: web address 1. ↩
2Or, mentions 'it', i.e. the Gorgoneion; but either way, not so. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

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φ434ΦιλοτιμοῦμαιI love honor, I am ambitious, I present [with something]φ435Φιλοτίμωςambitiously, with a love of honor φ436ΦιλοῦργοςPhilourgos, Philurgus φ437Φιλοφρονέσταταkindliest [things], very kindly [things]φ438Φιλοφρόνωςamicably, in a friendly manner

Revision history5 revisions · last 12 Dec 2013

12 Dec 2013Revised — David Whitehead
22 Dec 2010tweaked tr; augmented notes — David Whitehead
22 Dec 2010upgraded link, added keyword, raised status — Catharine Roth
14 Dec 2003Added link — Elizabeth Vandiver
6 Sep 2002added note and keyword — David Whitehead
22 Dec 2000Translated — David Whitehead

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Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (2)

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