Παράσημος ῥήτωρ
counterfeit orator
Translated by David Whitehead13 Dec 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Demosthenes in the [speech] For Ktesiphon [uses the phrase].1 It is a metaphorical expression from coins, which they call counterfeit: either because they are engraved by the moneychangers with some sign, which shows their worthlessness; [or] because they are forged and debased.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παράσημος ῥήτωρ· Δημοσθένης ἐν τῷ ὑπὲρ Κτησιφῶντος. ἐκ μεταφορᾶς εἴρηται ἀπὸ τῶν νομισμάτων, ἃ καλοῦσι παράσημα· ἤτοι ὅτι ὑποχαράττεται ὑπὸ τῶν ἀργυραμοιβῶν σημείῳ τινι, ὃ τὴν φαυλότητα δηλοῖ· ἐπειδὴ παρατετύπωται καὶ παρακεχάρακται.
Betacode
*para/shmos r(h/twr: *dhmosqe/nhs e)n tw=| u(pe\r *kthsifw=ntos. e)k metafora=s ei)/rhtai a)po\ tw=n nomisma/twn, a(\ kalou=si para/shma: h)/toi o(/ti u(poxara/ttetai u(po\ tw=n a)rguramoibw=n shmei/w| tini, o(\ th\n faulo/thta dhloi=: e)peidh\ paratetu/pwtai kai\ parakexa/raktai.
Notes (1)
- Abridged from Harpokration s.v. (who goes on to cite Demosthenes 24.213).
- 1Demosthenes 18.242 (web address 1). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- π358Παρακεκομμένοςmisstruck[Meaning one who is] raving, out of his wits, addled. Also [sc. attested is the neuter plural] parakekomme/na: "for my vines are misstruck." Meaning having nothing of quality. By way of metaphor from illegitimate coins,…
- π430Παράσημοςcounterfeit, incorrect[Meaning] unsatisfactory. Also [sc. attested is neuter] para/shmon, [meaning] something that has been sealed, and [is] suspect. "And what was being said was incorrect and it seemed to show flight."
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Revision history6 revisions · last 5 Sep 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- fixed link — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added link and keyword; set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead