Περιπαθῶς

despairingly

Translated by David Whitehead11 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 16 words
[Meaning] emotionally, sorrowfully.
Polybius [writes]: "and would not, having become despairing, throw himself down a precipice".1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Περιπαθῶς· συμπαθῶς, λυπηρῶς. Πολύβιος· μήθ' ἑαυτὸν ῥίψαι κατὰ κρημνοῦ περιπαθὴς γενόμενος.

Betacode
*peripaqw=s: sumpaqw=s, luphrw=s. *polu/bios: mh/q' e(auto\n r(i/yai kata\ krhmnou= peripaqh\s geno/menos.

Notes (1)

  1. The headword adverb is presumably extracted from somewhere (other than the quotation given, which has the related adjective); there are numerous possibilities.
  2. 1Polybius 8.18.8 (on the precautions to capture Achaios alive). ↩

Neighbouring entries

π1228Περιούσιος λαόςspecial peopleπ1229Περιοχήcompass, extent, summary; fortificationπ1230Περιπαθῶςdespairinglyπ1231Περιόψεταιwill overlookπ1232Περιωδυνίανintense pain
Revision history4 revisions · last 26 Sep 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
  4. Revised — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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