Ποσόν
of a certain quantity
Translated by Catharine Roth13 Jan 2013Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
This [word]1 is understood in reference to size, as large or small; but poio/n ["of a certain kind"] is understood in reference to the material.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ποσόν· τοῦτο κατὰ μέγεθος θεωρεῖται, οἷον μέγα, ἢ μικρόν· ποιὸν δὲ κατὰ τὴν ὕλην θεωρεῖται.
Betacode
*poso/n: tou=to kata\ me/geqos qewrei=tai, oi(=on me/ga, h)\ mikro/n: poio\n de\ kata\ th\n u(/lhn qewrei=tai.
Notes (1)
- Likewise in Artemidorus, Oneirocriticon 1.50 Peck (parallel missed by Adler), though apparently Peck regards the glosses on
poso/n andpoio/n there as interpolations. - 1Neuter nominative/accusative singular of
poso/s . ↩
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Revision history2 revisions · last 10 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth