Πυκνότης

shrewdness

Translated by Marcelo Boeri8 Jul 2003Vetting: high6 revisions

1 note · 16 words

[Meaning] sagacity, prudence. "And thus you would be doing well, if there is shrewdness in you."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πυκνότης· σύνεσις, φρόνησις. χοὔτω μὲν ἂν εὖ ποιοῖς, εἴ σοι πυκνότης ἔνεστι.

Betacode

*pukno/ths: su/nesis, fro/nhsis. xou)/tw me\n a)\n eu)= poioi=s, ei)/ soi pukno/ths e)/nesti.

Notes (1)

See also pi 3149, pi 3153, and (for related words) all the other entries between pi 3142 and pi 3155, inclusive.
1Aristophanes, Knights 1131-2 (web address 1), with glosses from the scholia there. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

π3152Πυκνίon the Pnyx π3153Πυκνόςstocky, sturdy π3154Πυκνότηςshrewdness π3155Πύκνωσιςclose order, compression π3156Πυκτεύεινto box, to spar

Revision history6 revisions · last 26 Dec 2021

26 Dec 2021tweaked cross-reference — Catharine Roth
23 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
17 Sep 2013augmented general note — William Hutton
1 Dec 2011Revised — David Whitehead
9 Jul 2003modified translation; expanded principal note; added x-refs; cosmetics — David Whitehead
8 Jul 2003cosmetics; added note, link, and keyword — Catharine Roth
8 Jul 2003Translated — Marcelo Boeri