Ῥῶπος
petty-ware, trumpery
Translated by Catharine Roth27 Oct 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[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"].1 But some have called any kind of cargo r(w=pos .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ῥῶπος· μίγμα χρώματος, ὅσα βαφεῦσι, ζωγράφοις, μυρεψοῖς χρησιμεύει. ὅθεν ῥωποπώλης. τινὲς δὲ καὶ τὸν παντοδαπὸν φόρτον ῥῶπον εἰρήκασι.
Betacode
*(rw=pos: mi/gma xrw/matos, o(/sa bafeu=si, zwgra/fois, mureyoi=s xrhsimeu/ei. o(/qen r(wpopw/lhs. tine\s de\ kai\ to\n pantodapo\n fo/rton r(w=pon ei)rh/kasi.
Notes (1)
Linked from3 entries
- μ1033Μίγμα $10τῶν ζωγράφωνpainters' compoundWhat a mixture of pigments is called.
- ρ232Ῥοπικὸν ὤνιονpetty purchase[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.
- 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…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 30 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- notes; more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth