Πρὸ ἔργου ἐτίθετο

regarded as important

Translated by David Whitehead14 Mar 2010Vetting: high6 revisions

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[Meaning he/she/it] regarded as of rather high value. "And at the same time he regarded it as important to leave [conditions] in the rear friendly both to himself and to the army."¹
And elsewhere: "he kept saying that it was important to hold the territory of Sporakos by force of arms".²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πρὸ ἔργου ἐτίθετο· προτιμότερον ἐτίθει. καὶ ἅμα φίλια τὰ κατὰ νώτου ἑαυτῷ τε καὶ τῇ στρατιᾷ καταλείπειν πρὸ ἔργου ἐτίθετο. καὶ αὖθις· τὴν Σποράκου χώραν κατασχεῖν τοῖς ὅπλοις πρὸ ἔργου εἶναι ἔλεγε.

Betacode

*pro\ e)/rgou e)ti/qeto: protimo/teron e)ti/qei. kai\ a(/ma fi/lia ta\ kata\ nw/tou e(autw=| te kai\ th=| stratia=| katalei/pein pro\ e)/rgou e)ti/qeto. kai\ au)=qis: th\n *spora/kou xw/ran katasxei=n toi=s o(/plois pro\ e)/rgou ei)=nai e)/lege.

Notes (2)

For this idiom see also pi 2909, pi 2910, pi 2911, pi 2912.
1Arrian fr.25; cf. pi 2911. ↩
2Arrian, Parthica fr. 54. Sporakos is otherwise unattested. ↩

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π2911Προὐργιαίτερονmore serviceable, rather serviceableMore/rather necessary. That [which is] preferable for the task [pro\ tou= e)/rgou] [is] more/rather necessary; for prou=rgon is as if to say pro/ergon. Polybius [writes]: "that he considered nothing in life more…

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π2389Προέντεςhaving handed over, having sent forth π2390Προεξειρεσίαoutrigger π2391Πρὸ ἔργου ἐτίθετοregarded as important π2392Προερρέθηwas stated already, was stated before π2393Πρόεςcast forth

Revision history6 revisions · last 8 Nov 2021

8 Nov 2021more tweaks — Catharine Roth
8 Nov 2021tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
15 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
20 Nov 2011Revised — David Whitehead
5 May 2010expanded n.2 — David Whitehead
4 May 2010cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
14 Mar 2010Translated — David Whitehead

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