Φρὺξ ἀνὴρ πληγεὶς ἀμείνων καὶ διακονέστερος

a Phrygian man is better and more serviceable after a beating

Translated by David Whitehead22 Nov 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

12 words
[Said] because Phrygian slaves seem to be rather lazy and rather sluggish.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φρὺξ ἀνὴρ πληγεὶς ἀμείνων καὶ διακονέστερος· ἐπεὶ δοκοῦσιν ἀργότεροι καὶ νωχελέστεροι εἶναι οἱ Φρύγες οἰκέται.

Betacode
*fru\c a)nh\r plhgei\s a)mei/nwn kai\ diakone/steros: e)pei\ dokou=sin a)rgo/teroi kai\ nwxele/steroi ei)=nai oi( *fru/ges oi)ke/tai.

Notes

  1. Proverbial in both Greek and Latin writers: see Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1344.
    For this low view of Phrygians cf. phi 773.

Neighbouring entries

φ770ΦρυνώνδαςPhrynondasφ771ΦρύνωνοςPhrynonφ772Φρὺξ ἀνὴρ πληγεὶς ἀμείνων καὶ διακονέστεροςa Phrygian man is better and more serviceable after a beatingφ773Φρὺξ μηδὲν ἧττον Σπινθάρουa Phrygian no less than Spintharosφ774Φοιβάδαιονinspired, purified; Phoibadaios
Revision history4 revisions · last 16 Aug 2012
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. more keywords — David Whitehead
  3. Set status — Elizabeth Vandiver
  4. added note — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

“a Phrygian man is better and more serviceable after a beating.” Suda On Line. Tr. David Whitehead. 22 November 2001. <https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/phi/772>. Read at ReadSuda: <https://readsuda.org/phi/772>.

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by 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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