Προστυχής
happening upon, acquainted with
Translated by Catharine Roth10 Sep 2013Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one who happens upon [someone/something] by chance.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Προστυχής· ὁ κατὰ τύχην ἐντυχών.
Betacode
*prostuxh/s: o( kata\ tu/xhn e)ntuxw/n.
Notes
- = Photius pi1371 Theodoridis; cf. Moeris the Atticist pi61 and Timaeus (Platonic Lexicon 1001a24), who use similar language for an occurrence of the headword in Plato:
prostuxh\s e)geno/mhn a)nti\ tou= e)ne/tuxon *pla/twn "Plato [writes]prostuxh\s e)geno/mhn ['I became acquainted with'] instead ofe)ne/tuxon ['I happened upon']." Theodoridis endorses Naber's opinion that this relates to Plato, Politicus 264C, and so it might, but see also Laws 900A and 954D (where the verb meaning 'became' isge/nhtai (aorist subjunctive) rather thane)geno/mhn (aorist indicative)).
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Revision history4 revisions · last 21 Jun 2014
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented note, cosmetics, set status — William Hutton
- Translated — Catharine Roth