Συμφέρον
advantageous, expedient
Translated by David Whitehead1 Nov 2012Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] good. 'Advantageous/expedient' is the term used, because it brings about [fe/rei ] things of such a kind that we benefit from their occurrence [sumbai/nein ].1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Συμφέρον· ἀγαθόν. λέγεται δὲ συμφέρον, ὅτι φέρει τοιαῦτα ὧν συμβαινόντων ὠφελούμεθα.
Betacode
*sumfe/ron: a)gaqo/n. le/getai de\ sumfe/ron, o(/ti fe/rei toiau=ta w(=n sumbaino/ntwn w)felou/meqa.
Notes (1)
- Contrast sigma 1407; and see also sigma 1408.
- 1Material not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as stemming from Diogenes Laertius 7.99 (Stoic doctrine); see on this Theodoridis in his Photius edition, vol.II p.LXXIV. ↩
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- Translated — David Whitehead