Παρὰ δόξαν

contrary to estimation

Translated by David Whitehead13 Apr 2009Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 29 words
[Meaning] contrary to expectation, contrary to hope.
"They had pre-emptively taken the difficult positions, having a hope that they would [be able to] make an attack contrary to expectation".1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Παρὰ δόξαν· παρὰ προσδοκίαν, παρ' ἐλπίδα. τὰς δυσχωρίας προκατειλήφεσαν, ἐλπίδα ἔχοντες ὡς παρὰ δόξαν ἐπιθησόμενοι.

Betacode
*para\ do/can: para\ prosdoki/an, par' e)lpi/da. ta\s dusxwri/as prokateilh/fesan, e)lpi/da e)/xontes w(s para\ do/can e)piqhso/menoi.

Notes (1)

  1. The headword phrase is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
  2. 1Quotation unidentifiable. (Attributed to Polybius by Jonathan Toup; and Gaisford adduced the (very loose) parallel of Polybius 18.23.4.) ↩

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π330ΠαραδίδωμιI hand over, I surrender, I transmitπ331Παρὰ δίκηνcontrary to justiceπ332Παρὰ δόξανcontrary to estimationπ333Παράδοξονcontrary to expectation, paradoxicalπ334Παραδῶσιthey would hand over
Revision history5 revisions · last 16 May 2021
  1. tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. another note — David Whitehead
  4. typo — David Whitehead
  5. tweak, status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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