Περιττός
superfluous, abundant
Translated by Catharine Roth8 Jun 2004Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Meaning great.1
"Sallustius, the pretorian prefect, was a man exceptionally abundant in love of mankind."2
"Sallustius, the pretorian prefect, was a man exceptionally abundant in love of mankind."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Περιττός· ἀντὶ τοῦ πολύς. Σαλούστιος, ὁ τῆς αὐλῆς ἔπαρχος, ἀνὴρ ἦν διαφερόντως περιττὸς εἰς φιλανθρωπίαν.
Betacode
*peritto/s: a)nti\ tou= polu/s. *salou/stios, o( th=s au)lh=s e)/parxos, a)nh\r h)=n diafero/ntws peritto\s ei)s filanqrwpi/an.
Notes (2)
Linked from3 entries
- π538Παρέλκονdrawing aside[Meaning] beyond the regular number, or extending alongside.
- π1278Περισσάodd, superfluous[Meaning] the [numbers] which in arithmetic are called unpaired, such as one, three, and the like. Paired [numbers] are even, such as two, four. "Abandon superfluous words, and do not teach me that my mother is bad or…
- π1327Περιττότεραmore superfluous, more abundant[Meaning] greater. "The so-called golden apples of the Hesperides were not golden, but more abundant than others."
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Revision history2 revisions · last 30 Sep 2013
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- adjusted tr; augmented headword and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth