Σκορπιαίνεσθαι
to be enraged
Translated by Catharine Roth16 Oct 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to become savage, to become angry, to speak boldly. "Towards her fellow-actresses, however, [Theodora] was always accustomed to be enraged; for she was subject to great envy."1 Procopius [writes]: "Theodora was scorpion-like" -- that is, ready to strike -- "and concealing in respect of her anger."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σκορπιαίνεσθαι· ἀποθηριοῦσθαι, τραχύνεσθαι, ἀπαυθαδίζεσθαι. ἐς μέντοι τὰς συνθεατρίας εἰώθει ἐσαεὶ σκορπιαίνεσθαι· βασκανίᾳ γὰρ πολλῇ εἴχετο. Προκόπιος· ἦν δὲ ἄρα ἡ Θεοδώρα σκορπιώδης [τουτέστι πληκτική] καὶ ὀργὴν σκοτεινή.
Betacode
*skorpiai/nesqai: a)poqhriou=sqai, traxu/nesqai, a)pauqadi/zesqai. e)s me/ntoi ta\s sunqeatri/as ei)w/qei e)saei\ skorpiai/nesqai: baskani/a| ga\r pollh=| ei)/xeto. *proko/pios: h)=n de\ a)/ra h( *qeodw/ra skorpiw/dhs [toute/sti plhktikh/] kai\ o)rgh\n skoteinh/.
Notes (2)
- The headword infinitive is presumably extracted from the first quotation given.
- 1Procopius, Secret History 9.26 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (43). On Theodora see alpha 956 note. ↩
- 2Procopius, Secret History 1.26 (web address 2), where however the subject is Antonina rather than Theodora; cf. Kaldellis (8). On Antonina see epsilon 671 note. ↩
References
A. Kaldellis, ed. and trans., Prokopios: The Secret History, (Indianapolis 2010)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 6 Jul 2024
- added cross-reference and link n.2 — Ronald Allen
- added bibliography, cross-reference, and link n.1 — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- tweaked tr — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth