Παρὰ τοσόνδε

to such a degree

Translated by David Whitehead5 Aug 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

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Translation

"[To such a degree] of despair were they brought by their misadventures that they they kept themselves fed by hunting-expeditions."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Παρὰ τοσόνδε ἧκον ἀπορίας ὑπὸ τῶν κακοπραγιῶν ὥστε ἀπὸ κυνηγεσίων ἐτρέφοντο.

Betacode
*para\ toso/nde h(=kon a)pori/as u(po\ tw=n kakopragiw=n w(/ste a)po\ kunhgesi/wn e)tre/fonto. 

Notes

  1. Quotation unidentifiable.
    The idiom illustrated here is more usually (both within the Suda and beyond) found with other prepositions: ei)s/e)s or e)pi/.

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Revision history3 revisions · last 30 Aug 2011
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented note — David Whitehead
  3. set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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