Προθεσμία
appointed [day]
Translated by Catharine Roth5 Jul 2013Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[So called] from designating [proqei=nai ]1 the day on which this should take place, not from foretelling [proqespi/zein ], if we [sc. humans] designate a certain appointed day; but if it is god/God who designates, the noun is derived from proqespi/zein , as god/God foretells and orders and establishes a law concerning the day, on which perhaps this [man] must depart from this life or this whole universe must be destroyed. And qespi/zein 2 [is said] properly in reference to a god, but incorrectly also in reference to a king/emperor.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Προθεσμία· ἀπὸ τοῦ προθεῖναι τὴν ἡμέραν, ἐν ᾗ τόδε γενέσθαι δεῖ, οὐκ ἀπὸ τοῦ προθεσπίζειν, ἐὰν ἡμεῖς προτιθῶμεν προθεσμίαν τινά· εἰ δὲ ὁ θεὸς ὁ προτιθείς, ἀπὸ τοῦ προθεσπίζειν εἴρηται τὸ ὄνομα· προθεσπίζοντος τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ προστάττοντος καὶ προνομοθετοῦντος περὶ τῆς ἡμέρας, ἐν ᾗ τυχὸν τόνδε δεῖ τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης ὑπεξελθεῖν ἢ τόνδε καταλυθῆναι τὸν σύμπαντα κόσμον. καὶ θεσπίζειν μὲν ἐπὶ θεοῦ κυρίως, καταχρηστικῶς δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ βασιλέως.
Betacode
*proqesmi/a: a)po\ tou= proqei=nai th\n h(me/ran, e)n h(=| to/de gene/sqai dei=, ou)k a)po\ tou= proqespi/zein, e)a\n h(mei=s protiqw=men proqesmi/an tina/: ei) de\ o( qeo\s o( protiqei/s, a)po\ tou= proqespi/zein ei)/rhtai to\ o)/noma: proqespi/zontos tou= qeou= kai\ prosta/ttontos kai\ pronomoqetou=ntos peri\ th=s h(me/ras, e)n h(=| tuxo\n to/nde dei= th=s zwh=s tau/ths u(pecelqei=n h)\ to/nde kataluqh=nai to\n su/mpanta ko/smon. kai\ qespi/zein me\n e)pi\ qeou= kuri/ws, kataxrhstikw=s de\ kai\ e)pi\ basile/ws.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 16 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded and augmented notes; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth