Σάρδιοι λίθοι
sardian stones
Translated by Katee Dean8 Dec 2012Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] visibly transparent [ones],1 being pale throughout the depth; [the ones] which seem to have been stained with the same colour to a depth, indeed as if the vision is not apprehending the depth.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σάρδιοι λίθοι, ἐναργῶς διαφανεῖς, λευκοὶ ὄντες κατὰ τὸ βάθος· οἵτινες δοκοῦσι μέχρι βάθους τῷ αὐτῷ χρώματι κεχρῶσθαι, ἅτε δὴ μὴ ἀντιλαμβανομένης τῆς ὄψεως τοῦ βάθους.
Betacode
*sa/rdioi li/qoi, e)nargw=s diafanei=s, leukoi\ o)/ntes kata\ to\ ba/qos: oi(/tines dokou=si me/xri ba/qous tw=| au)tw=| xrw/mati kexrw=sqai, a(/te dh\ mh\ a)ntilambanome/nhs th=s o)/yews tou= ba/qous.
Notes (1)
- See generally LSJ s.v.
sa/rdion , i.e. a neuter noun. In modern terms, the semi-precious gemstones carnelian (brownish red) and sard/sardine, similar but darker and harder.
The present entry comes from John Philoponus, On Aristotle's de anima 321.10-13 Hayduck. - 1This property is also mentioned by Plato, Phaedo 110D. ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 7 Oct 2014
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetivs — David Whitehead
- Translated — Katee Dean