Φλέδων
chatterbox, babbler
Translated by David Whitehead21 Nov 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Finding fault with the philosopher Antisthenes for the quantity [of his writings] Timon calls him an all-producing chatterbox.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φλέδων. τὸν Ἀντισθένην τὸν φιλόσοφον ἐπιτιμῶν ὁ Τίμων διὰ τὸ πλῆθος παντοφυῆ φλεδόνα καλεῖ.
Betacode
*fle/dwn. to\n *)antisqe/nhn to\n filo/sofon e)pitimw=n o( *ti/mwn dia\ to\ plh=qos pantofuh= fledo/na kalei=.
Notes
- From Diogenes Laertius 5.85, citing Timon (tau 631) fr.37 Diels. For Antisthenes see generally alpha 2723.
LSJ entry at web address 1; and cf. generally phi 531.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 13 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- added link — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead