Ῥοπικὸν ὤνιον
petty purchase
Translated by David Whitehead24 Apr 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to things which are cheap and bought by many; for a r(o/pos [is] a cheap item of universal merchandise.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ῥοπικὸν ὤνιον· ἐπὶ τῶν εὐτελῶν μέν, πολλοῖς δὲ πιπρασκομένων· ῥόπος γὰρ ὁ εὐτελὴς καὶ παντοδαπὸς φόρτος.
Betacode
*(ropiko\n w)/nion: e)pi\ tw=n eu)telw=n me/n, polloi=s de\ pipraskome/nwn: r(o/pos ga\r o( eu)telh\s kai\ pantodapo\s fo/rtos.
Notes
- Apostolius 15.30, etc. (cf. rho 260 and rho 261 where these words have their correct spelling, with omega.)
See also e.g. Plutarch, Lycurgus 9.3: L.'s prohibition on coinage prevents the Spartans from buying trashy foreign goods, xenika kai rhopika.
Linked from2 entries
- ρ260Ῥωπικόςpetty, tawdry"He revealed his practical character perfectly. But it was superficial and tawdry." Meaning defiled. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] r(wpiko\n w)/nion ["petty purchase"], [meaning] that [which is] cheap, but bought…
- ρ261Ῥῶποςpetty-ware, trumpery[Meaning a] mixture of pigment, such as is useful to dyers, painters, perfumers. From this [sc. comes the term] r(wpopw/lhs ["petty-ware-dealer"]. But some have called any kind of cargo r(w=pos.
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Revision history6 revisions · last 12 Jan 2022
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead