Παρὰ τὸ καθεστηκός
contrary to established practice
Translated by David Whitehead27 Feb 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
i.e. contrary to custom, contrary to appropriateness.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παρὰ τὸ καθεστηκός· οἷον παρὰ τὸ νόμιμον, παρὰ τὸ πρέπον.
Betacode
*para\ to\ kaqesthko/s: oi(=on para\ to\ no/mimon, para\ to\ pre/pon.
Notes
- From the scholia to Thucydides 1.98.4 (web address 1), where he uses the headword phrase in connection with the first occasion on which the Athenians infringed the autonomy of an imperial ally (Naxos).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 30 Aug 2011
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Added link; set status — Elizabeth Vandiver
- Translated — David Whitehead