Σοβαρὰ αὖρα
rushing wind
Translated by Catharine Roth16 Oct 2012Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σοβαρὰ αὖρα· σεσοβημένη, εὔκρατος. ἐν ὅσῳ θεόθεν σοβαρὰ κατέχει πολέμου μετάτροπος αὖρα. καὶ Σοβαρὸν ἄγαλμα, τῇ πλάσει καὶ τῇ τέχνῃ σοβαρόν.
Betacode
*sobara\ au)=ra: sesobhme/nh, eu)/kratos. e)n o(/sw| qeo/qen sobara\ kate/xei pole/mou meta/tropos au)=ra. kai\ *sobaro\n a)/galma, th=| pla/sei kai\ th=| te/xnh| sobaro/n.
Notes (2)
- For the adjective
sobaro/s see also sigma 756, sigma 757, sigma 758, sigma 759; and cf. more generally sigma sigma 760, sigma 761, sigma 762. - 1Aristophanes, Peace 943-4 (a lyric passage: web address 1), with scholion. The second glossing word, here the inappropriate
eu)/kratos 'temperate', should beeu)ki/nhtos 'shifting'. ↩ - 2Quotation unidentifiable, but cf. generally
a)naqh/masi sobaroi=s in Aelian fr. 70e Domingo-Forasté (67 Hercher), at sigma 758. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
- σ757Σοβαρόςrushing, haughty, imposing, impressive[Meaning someone] vigorous, roused, daring, surly, being borne beyond what is needful. Aelian [writes]: "and they buried them both solemnly and impressively." And elsewhere: "and he was revered with honors of regard…
- σ759Σοβαρόςimposing, pompous, rushing"Such a one I picture to myself, as is likely, and not uncharacteristically one who looks askance and is greedy and crafty, very slow for the better things, but very gluttonous, as much as possible filled with frenzy…
- σ760Σοβαρῶςimposingly, pompously, swaggeringly[Meaning] ardently, urgently.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 30 Dec 2013
- expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth