Παραπολύ
by far, utterly
Translated by David Whitehead25 Jul 2011Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
An adverb.1 Meaning very, totally. Dexippus [writes]: "they utterly failed to persuade those giving advice to opt for inactivity".2
Aristophanes in Plutus [writes]: "most terrible deed by far". Meaning very much.3
Aristophanes in Plutus [writes]: "most terrible deed by far". Meaning very much.3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παραπολύ· ἐπίρρημα. ἀντὶ τοῦ πάνυ, παντελῶς. Δέξιππος· παραπολὺ ἀπελείποντο πείθεσθαι τοῖς εἰσηγουμένοις ἡσυχίαν αἱρεῖσθαι. Ἀριστοφάνης Πλούτῳ· δεινότατον ἔργον παραπολύ. ἀντὶ τοῦ πάνυ πολύ.
Betacode
*parapolu/: e)pi/rrhma. a)nti\ tou= pa/nu, pantelw=s. *de/cippos: parapolu\ a)pelei/ponto pei/qesqai toi=s ei)shgoume/nois h(suxi/an ai(rei=sqai. *)aristofa/nhs *plou/tw|: deino/taton e)/rgon parapolu/. a)nti\ tou= pa/nu polu/.
Notes (3)
- For this headword see already pi 419.
- 1Added in ms. A. ↩
- 2FGrH 100 F35. ↩
- 3Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 445, with scholion. ↩
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- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another note — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead