Προσεποιήθη
pretended
Translated by Catharine Roth13 Dec 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
"He was angry at being rejected; nevertheless for the time being he pretended not to be."1 Meaning revealed, demonstrated.
Damaskios [also writes]: "so he perceived that we were in such a situation; nevertheless he pretended not to notice."2
And elsewhere: "although often hearing, he used to pretend not to."3
Damaskios [also writes]: "so he perceived that we were in such a situation; nevertheless he pretended not to notice."2
And elsewhere: "although often hearing, he used to pretend not to."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Προσεποιήθη· ὁ δὲ ὠργίζετο μὲν ἀθετηθείς, οὐ μὴν προσεποιήθη κατὰ τὸ παρόν. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐφανέρωσεν, ἐνεδείξατο. Δαμάσκιος· ᾐσθάνετο μὲν οὖν ἡμῶν ταύτῃ πη διακειμένων, οὐ μέντοι προσεποιήθη τὸν νοῦν προσέχειν. καὶ αὖθις· ὁ δὲ πολλάκις ἀκούων οὐ προσεποιεῖτο.
Betacode
*prosepoih/qh: o( de\ w)rgi/zeto me\n a)qethqei/s, ou) mh\n prosepoih/qh kata\ to\ paro/n. a)nti\ tou= e)fane/rwsen, e)nedei/cato. *dama/skios: h)|sqa/neto me\n ou)=n h(mw=n tau/th| ph diakeime/nwn, ou) me/ntoi prosepoih/qh to\n nou=n prose/xein. kai\ au)=qis: o( de\ polla/kis a)kou/wn ou) prosepoiei=to.
Notes (3)
- The headword -- illustrated by the first and second quotations given -- is aorist passive of
prospoie/w , third person singular. This verb in the middle (and aorist passive) with a negative means "pretend the contrary" (LSJ s.v. A.II.5). See also pi 2643, pi 2797. - 1Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.148 Zintzen. ↩
- 2Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.52 Zintzen (299 Asmus). ↩
- 3Claimed as another fragment of Damascius by Zintzen (fr. 203), and Asmus before him, but actually from the scholia to
u(po/kwfon in Aristophanes, Knights 43. See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.C. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- π2643Προσεποιήσαντοthey put in a claimIsaeus [sc. uses this word], meaning they made a rival claim.
- π2797Προσποιεῖταιappropriates, takes to [one]self[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning he/she/it] makes [something] one's own, or pretends, also plays a part. "The Franks, knowing that Belisarius was experiencing good fortune and desiring to take Italy for themselves,…
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Revision history5 revisions · last 24 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- expanded and modified n.3; another keyword — David Whitehead
- added keyword — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth