Πρόχειρος
at hand, handy
Translated by Francesco Ginelli6 Aug 2012Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] what is simple and unguarded.1
Polybius [writes]: "but the cause is the failure to keep at hand what Epicharmus has well said, 'Be sober and remember to be wary: these [are the] sinews of the mind'."2
Polybius [writes]: "but the cause is the failure to keep at hand what Epicharmus has well said, 'Be sober and remember to be wary: these [are the] sinews of the mind'."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πρόχειρος· ὁ ἁπλοῦς καὶ ἀφύλακτος. Πολύβιος· ἀλλ' ἔστιν αἴτιον τὸ μὴ πρόχειρον ὑπάρχειν τὸ παρ' Ἐπιχάρμῳ καλῶς εἰρημένον, νῆφε καὶ μέμνησο ἀπιστεῖν· ἄρθρα ταῦτα [τῶν] φρενῶν.
Betacode
*pro/xeiros: o( a(plou=s kai\ a)fu/laktos. *polu/bios: a)ll' e)/stin ai)/tion to\ mh\ pro/xeiron u(pa/rxein to\ par' *)epixa/rmw| kalw=s ei)rhme/non, nh=fe kai\ me/mnhso a)pistei=n: a)/rqra tau=ta [tw=n] frenw=n.
Notes (2)
- For this headword (an adjective in the nominative singular masculine or feminine) see also pi 2930 and pi 2931. The form is probably a generic lexical reference rather than something drawn from a literary context. At any rate it is not the form used in the quotation given (see n. 2).
- 1No comparable entries in other lexica, but cf. Pollux 3.133 and alpha 4318. In contrast to the gender-ambiguity of the headword and the second gloss here, the first gloss and the definite article (translated here as 'what') are unambiguously masculine. ↩
- 2Polybius 18.40.4 (quoting Epicharmus fr. 250 Kaibel [now fr.218 K.-A.], with koine dialect forms in place of Epicharmus's Doric); see already at nu 359. Adler opines that the quotation is drawn from the Excerpta of Constantine Porphyrogenitus. The addition of the final 'the' in the last clause is Küster's emendation. The form of the headword in this quotation is neuter accusative singular. ↩
Linked from3 entries
- ν359Νῆφεbe sober[Meaning] stay awake. "But the cause is not keeping in mind what Epicharmus well said, 'Be sober and remember to be suspicious: these are the joints of the mind.'"
- π2930Πρόχειρονcommonplace[Meaning] that which is wheel-worn, that which is known to all. "He allegorizes in accordance with the commonplace."
- π2931Πρόχειροςforward[Meaning] intemperate. "Being forward in his judgment on account of his experience he said that it was important not to hesitate, but to meet the enemy and to engage them in naval battle." Also one who is ready is…
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Revision history4 revisions · last 21 Dec 2014
- expanded n.2 — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation, augmented notes, raised status — William Hutton
- notes; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Francesco Ginelli