Φθόη
consumption, wasting disease; empyema
Translated by Catharine Roth8 Apr 2011Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] tuberculosis. Or a name of a condition [resulting] from an accumulation of blood.1
The Pisidian [writes]: "the army was suffering the wasting-away of cavalry."2
And Aelian [writes]: "at any rate Asklepios healed Theopompos the Athenian who was being worn down with a wasting disease and was fading away."3
The Pisidian [writes]: "the army was suffering the wasting-away of cavalry."2
And Aelian [writes]: "at any rate Asklepios healed Theopompos the Athenian who was being worn down with a wasting disease and was fading away."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φθόη· φθίσις. ἢ ὄνομα πάθους ἐξ αἵματος ἀναγωγῆς. Πισίδης· τὴν ἱππικὴν ὑπεῖχεν ὁ στρατὸς φθόην. καὶ Αἰλιανός· φθόῃ γοῦν Θεόπομπον τὸν Ἀθηναῖον ῥινώμενόν τε καὶ λειβόμενον ἰάσατο ὁ Ἀσκληπιός.
Betacode
*fqo/h: fqi/sis. h)\ o)/noma pa/qous e)c ai(/matos a)nagwgh=s. *pisi/dhs: th\n i(ppikh\n u(pei=xen o( strato\s fqo/hn. kai\ *ai)liano/s: fqo/h| gou=n *qeo/pompon to\n *)aqhnai=on r(inw/meno/n te kai\ leibo/menon i)a/sato o( *)asklhpio/s.
Notes (3)
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius phi152 Theodoridis. The glossing term here,
fqi/sis , is the headword of phi 501. ↩ - 2George of Pisidia, Heraclias 3 fr. 30 Pertusi, still fr. 30 Tartaglia. There is no context for the fragment. ↩
- 3Aelian fr. 102 Domingo-Forasté (99 Hercher): cf. theta 171. ↩
Linked from3 entries
- π823Παύσων καὶ ἾροςPauson and Iros, Pauso and IrusProper names of poor men. Asclepius would [sc. be able to] heal Pauson and Iros and any other of the hopeless cases; for someone had an eye disease; then standing by, this man says: "soften with vinegar the lard of a…
- φ491Φθινάςconsumption, wasting[Meaning] the disease [of that name].
- φ501Φθίσιςconsumption, tuberculosisA disease.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 15 Nov 2025
- augmented n.2 — Ronald Allen
- tweaked reference — Catharine Roth
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth