Πολύζηλος

full of emulation, much admired

Translated by Catharine Roth27 Sep 2012Vetting: high1 revision

23 words

"O wealth and tyranny and art surpassing art in the life which is full of emulation: how much envy is maintained among you!"

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πολύζηλος· ὦ πλοῦτε καὶ τυραννὶ καὶ τέχνη τέχνης ὑπερφέρουσα τῷ πολυζήλῳ βίῳ· ὅσος παρ' ὑμῖν ὁ φθόνος φυλάσσεται.

Betacode

*polu/zhlos: w)= plou=te kai\ turanni\ kai\ te/xnh te/xnhs u(perfe/rousa tw=| poluzh/lw| bi/w|: o(/sos par' u(mi=n o( fqo/nos fula/ssetai.

Notes

Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 380-382 (web address 1), quoted already at pi 1726.
For the headword adjective as a proper name, see pi 1961, pi 1962.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

π1726Πλεονεξίαgreed, acquisitivenessIn the orators they applied [this noun] and the [related verb] plen, each of them, not only in reference to those who think themselves worthy to have more, contrary to justice, but also in reference to the better, when…

Neighbouring entries

π1958Πολύευκτονmuch-prayed-for π1959ΠολύευκτοςPolyeuktos, Polyeuctus π1960Πολύζηλοςfull of emulation, much admired π1961ΠολύζηλοςPolyzelos, Polyzelus π1962ΠολύζηλοςPolyzelos, Polyzelus

Revision history1 revision · last 27 Sep 2012

27 Sep 2012more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 Sep 2012Translated — Catharine Roth