Ψεκτέος

blameworthy

Translated by Catharine Roth22 Dec 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

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"Rulers must rule, dismissing from their minds Assyrian buildings and lavish public works; for the ruler [is] blameworthy who enjoys comely buildings."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ψεκτέος· οἰκοδομήματα Ἀσσύρια καὶ δαπανηρὰς λειτουργίας χαίρειν ἐάσαντας χρὴ τοὺς ἄρχοντας ἄρχειν· ψεκτέος γὰρ ὁ ἄρχων ὁ χαίρων οἰκοδομήμασιν εὐπρεπέσι.

Betacode

*yekte/os: oi)kodomh/mata *)assu/ria kai\ dapanhra\s leitourgi/as xai/rein e)a/santas xrh\ tou\s a)/rxontas a)/rxein: yekte/os ga\r o( a)/rxwn o( xai/rwn oi)kodomh/masin eu)prepe/si.

Notes

Julian, Oration 3.92a with scholia. See already omicroniota 68.

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οι68Οἰκοδομήματα ἈσσύριαAssyrian buildings"Dismissing from their minds [Assyrian buildings] and lavish public works, rulers must rule; for the ruler is to be blamed who enjoys comely buildings."

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ψ38Ψεδνήsparse ψ39Ψεκάςdrip, drop ψ40Ψεκτέοςblameworthy ψ41Ψελίῳwith an armlet ψ42Ψελλόςspeech-impaired

Revision history4 revisions · last 19 Jul 2023

19 Jul 2023tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
1 Jun 2014cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
5 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
29 Dec 2005more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 Dec 2005Translated — Catharine Roth

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes

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