Σαράπους
splay-foot
Translated by David Whitehead31 Oct 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
This is what Alkaios used to call Pittakos the philosopher, because he was flat-footed and dragged [surein] both his feet [sc. when walking]; also chap-foot because he had sores, which they called chaps, on his feet; and braggart, because he was always bragging; and paunch and potbelly, because he was stout - besides diner-in-secret, because he used no lamps; and drag-along, because he was untidy and dirty.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σαράπους· οὕτως ἐκάλει Ἀλκαῖος Πιττακὸν τὸν φιλόσοφον διὰ τὸ πλατύπουν εἶναι καὶ σύρειν τὼ πόδε· χειροπόδην δὲ διὰ τὰς ἐν τοῖς ποσὶ ῥαγάδας, ἃς χειράδας ἐκάλουν· γαύρικά τε, ὡς εἰκῆ γαυριῶντα· φύσκωνα δὲ καὶ γάστρωνα, διότι παχὺς ἦν· ἀλλὰ μὴν καὶ Ζοφοδορπίδα, ὡς ἄλυχνον· ἀγασύραστον δέ, ὡς ἐπισεσυρμένον καὶ ῥυπαρόν.
Betacode
*sara/pous: ou(/tws e)ka/lei *)alkai=os *pittako\n to\n filo/sofon dia\ to\ platu/poun ei)=nai kai\ su/rein tw\ po/de: xeiropo/dhn de\ dia\ ta\s e)n toi=s posi\ r(aga/das, a(\s xeira/das e)ka/loun: gau/rika/ te, w(s ei)kh= gauriw=nta: fu/skwna de\ kai\ ga/strwna, dio/ti paxu\s h)=n: a)lla\ mh\n kai\ *zofodorpi/da, w(s a)/luxnon: a)gasu/raston de/, w(s e)pisesurme/non kai\ r(uparo/n.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 9 Aug 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented translation and keywords — David Whitehead
- augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead