Παλινοδία
retracing one's path, taking the path again
Translated by Catharine Roth12 Jul 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παλινοδία· ἐναντία ὁδός. Παλινῳδία δὲ ἐναντία ᾠδή, ἢ τὸ τὰ ἐναντία εἰπεῖν τοῖς προτέροις. καὶ ῥῆμα Παλινῳδῶ. καὶ παροιμία· ᾌδων παλινῳδίαν.
Betacode
*palinodi/a: e)nanti/a o(do/s. *palinw|di/a de\ e)nanti/a w)|dh/, h)\ to\ ta\ e)nanti/a ei)pei=n toi=s prote/rois. kai\ r(h=ma *palinw|dw=. kai\ paroimi/a: *)/a|dwn palinw|di/an.
Notes (3)
- 1From
o(do/s "road". The LSJ entry (web address 1) notes attestations of this rare noun with a specific, transferred application, the recurrence of numbers; but see also Diodorus Siculus 13.19.2 for a literal instance. ↩ - 2From
a)ei/dw "sing" (LSJ entry at web address 2); used most notably in reference to the poet Stesichorus' recantation of his attack on Helen (see sigma 1095). ↩ - 3Besides the Stesichorus instance, cf. under sigma 1280. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history7 revisions · last 27 Jul 2014
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
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- Revised — David Whitehead
- deleted a stray character — Catharine Roth
- typo — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth