Πορίμῳ

achievable, practicable

Translated by William Hutton15 Jan 2013Vetting: high2 revisions

1 note · 12 words

[Meaning] having completion and intention. "One should undertake work that is achievable."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πορίμῳ· ἄνυσιν καὶ ἐπίνοιαν ἔχοντι. ἐγχειρεῖν χρὴ ἔργῳ πορίμῳ.

Betacode

*pori/mw|: a)/nusin kai\ e)pi/noian e)/xonti. e)gxeirei=n xrh\ e)/rgw| pori/mw|.

Notes (1)

The headword adjective (cf. pi 2065), dative singular, is extracted from the quotation given.
1Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 777 (where modern editions print Bentley's xrh=n for the transmitted xrh/), with scholion. ↩

Linked from1 entry

π2065Ποριμώτατοςmost advantageous, very advantageous"This seemed to be a most/very advantageous line of attack." Meaning profitable. Also [sc. attested is] "they will gain as an advantage", meaning they will profit.

Neighbouring entries

π2062Πόριεςheifers π2063ΠορίζωI provide, I supply π2064Πορίμῳachievable, practicable π2065Ποριμώτατοςmost advantageous, very advantageous π2066Πορισταίproviders

Revision history2 revisions · last 10 Oct 2013

10 Oct 2013tweaked note — David Whitehead
15 Jan 2013another note and keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
15 Jan 2013Translated — William Hutton