Πλάσις

moulding

Translated by David Whitehead14 Apr 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

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Translation

[Meaning] mixing-up, a figure in relief, softening.
And [there is] a proverb: 'more malleable than wax'. In reference to those undertaking something readily.1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πλάσις· ἀνάμιξις, ἐκτύπωμα, μάλθαξις. καὶ παροιμία· Κηροῦ εὐπλαστότερος. ἐπὶ τῶν εὐχερῶς τι ἀντιλαμβανομένων.

Betacode
*pla/sis: a)na/micis, e)ktu/pwma, ma/lqacis. kai\ paroimi/a: *khrou= eu)plasto/teros. e)pi\ tw=n eu)xerw=s ti a)ntilambanome/nwn. 

Notes (1)

  1. 1cf. kappa 1537. ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 6 Oct 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaked tr; another keyword — David Whitehead
  3. set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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