Πολύχους
profuse
Translated by William Hutton10 Jan 2013Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] richly-endowed. "Eunomius was incapable of learning much when it came to his studies,1 but was profuse in speaking and by going around and around on the same matters he was never able to arrive at the intended point. This is demonstrated by the 4 volumes that he labored in vain to produce about the Epistles;2 for although he spent many words on them he was not able to grasp the point of the Epistle."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πολύχους· πεπλουτισμένος. ὁ δὲ Εὐνόμιος ὀλιγομαθῶς μὲν εἶχε περὶ τὰ μαθήματα, πολύχους δὲ ἦν περὶ τὴν λέξιν καὶ τὰ αὐτὰ στρέφων ἀεὶ καὶ μὴ δυνάμενος περιγενέσθαι τοῦ προτεθέντος σκοποῦ· ὡς δεικνύουσιν οἱ δʹ τόμοι, οὓς ἐματαιοπόνησεν εἰς τὰς Ἐπιστολάς· πολλοὺς γὰρ λόγους ἐς αὐτὰς ἀναλώσας τῆς ἐπιστολῆς τὸν σκοπὸν ἑλεῖν οὐ δεδύνηται.
Betacode
*polu/xous: peploutisme/nos. o( de\ *eu)no/mios o)ligomaqw=s me\n ei)=xe peri\ ta\ maqh/mata, polu/xous de\ h)=n peri\ th\n le/cin kai\ ta\ au)ta\ stre/fwn a)ei\ kai\ mh\ duna/menos perigene/sqai tou= proteqe/ntos skopou=: w(s deiknu/ousin oi( d# to/moi, ou(\s e)mataiopo/nhsen ei)s ta\s *)epistola/s: pollou\s ga\r lo/gous e)s au)ta\s a)nalw/sas th=s e)pistolh=s to\n skopo\n e(lei=n ou) dedu/nhtai.
Notes (2)
- After the initial gloss, the rest of the entry is a loose approximation (and abbreviation) of Socrates Scholasticus, Historia Ecclesiastica 4.7, on Eunomius the fourth-century bishop of Cyzicus, a prominent Arian and hence heretical in the eyes of the author. See in full at epsilon 3598. The headword adjective (cf. pi 2018) is extracted from the quotation.
- 1Socrates' original specifies that the study of holy scripture is meant; likewise the Suda's superior version at epsilon 3598. ↩
- 2The confusion between plural and singular is repeated from epsilon 3598, and a new error now added: Socrates had spoken of E.'s seven volumes of uncomprehending commentary on Paul's Epistle to the Romans. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- ε3598ΕὐνόμιοςEunomios, Eunomius [of Cyzicus]This man was appointed bishop to Cyzicus in the reign of the emperor Valens. This man "became secretary to Aetius who was nicknamed the Atheist. Keeping company with him he emulated his sophistical style. He did not…
- π2018Πολύχουνprofuse[Meaning] prolific, or many-formed.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 9 Mar 2016
- tweaked notes — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded primary note; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- keyword, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton