Σύσκια
shady [places]
Translated by Catharine Roth30 Dec 2009Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σύσκια· τὰ δασέα. πρῶτα μὲν τὰ σύσκια τῶν χωρίων ἀνεκάθαιρεν, ἔπειτα τοὺς βασιλικοὺς παραδείσους ἐξέτεμεν.
Betacode
*su/skia: ta\ dase/a. prw=ta me\n ta\ su/skia tw=n xwri/wn a)neka/qairen, e)/peita tou\s basilikou\s paradei/sous e)ce/temen.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword is neuter nominative/accusative plural of
su/skios ; accusative if, as seems reasonable to suppose, it comes from the quotation given. ↩ - 2Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpts made for Constantine Porphyrogenitus) unidentifiable. Already, in part, at omicron 481. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- ο481ὈπώραfruitAlso [sc. attested is the related adjective] o)pwri/mwn. "He cut down the royal/imperial gardens, which were very full of fruit trees." Note that those who eat a lot of fruit over time are harmed: see the treatment [sc.…
- π2800Πρόσριζαat the root[Meaning] with the roots. Appian [writes]: "he was cutting the trees at the root, to prevent them growing again."
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Revision history5 revisions · last 2 Apr 2014
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweak — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked n.1; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth