Περιττότερα
more superfluous, more abundant
Translated by Catharine Roth8 Jun 2004Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Περιττότερα· μείζονα. τὰ δὲ λεγόμενα χρυσᾶ μῆλα τῶν Ἑσπερίδων οὐ χρυσᾶ ἦσαν, ἀλλὰ περιττότερα τῶν ἄλλων.
Betacode
*peritto/tera: mei/zona. ta\ de\ lego/mena xrusa= mh=la tw=n *(esperi/dwn ou) xrusa= h)=san, a)lla\ peritto/tera tw=n a)/llwn.
Notes (2)
Linked from2 entries
- 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…
- π1326Περιττόςsuperfluous, abundantMeaning great. "Sallustius, the pretorian prefect, was a man exceptionally abundant in love of mankind."
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Revision history5 revisions · last 9 Aug 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- typo — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented headword; adjusted tr; added a note — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth