Περιδέξιος
ambidextrous, dexterous, ambiguous
Translated by John Mulhall16 Oct 2011Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one who works also with his left hand. But [sc. note a different sense] in the Theologian, who says, "and so that you flee the dexterous one". Everything that involves two outcomes is "ambiguous": for it tends to form a conclusion on each side.1
And dexterous [is] also [a word for] a wise man. "Like that man always a dexterous hero". In Callimachus.2
And dexterous [is] also [a word for] a wise man. "Like that man always a dexterous hero". In Callimachus.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Περιδέξιος· ὁ καὶ τῇ ἀριστερᾷ ἐργαζόμενος. παρὰ δὲ τῷ Θεολόγῳ λέγοντι, καὶ ὅπως ἀποφεύξῃ τὸν περιδέξιον. περιδέξιόν ἐστι πᾶν διλήμματον· ἑκατέρωθεν γὰρ βούλεται συνάγειν. Περιδέξιος καὶ ὁ σοφός. οἷος ἐκεῖνος ἀεὶ περιδέξιος ἥρως. παρὰ Καλλιμάχῳ.
Betacode
*peride/cios: o( kai\ th=| a)ristera=| e)rgazo/menos. para\ de\ tw=| *qeolo/gw| le/gonti, kai\ o(/pws a)pofeu/ch| to\n peride/cion. peride/cio/n e)sti pa=n dilh/mmaton: e(kate/rwqen ga\r bou/letai suna/gein. *peride/cios kai\ o( sofo/s. oi(=os e)kei=nos a)ei\ peride/cios h(/rws. para\ *kallima/xw|.
Notes (2)
- 1Same or similar material in other lexica; references at Photius pi657 Theodoridis. The quotation is from Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations 29.7 (PG 36.81c), with the word
so/n here omitted. ↩ - 2Callimachus, Hecale fr.360 Pfeiffer. ↩
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Revision history7 revisions · last 23 Jul 2021
- another keyword — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- typo — William Hutton
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — John Mulhall