Σοφία μωροῦ
wisdom of a dullard
Translated by Marisa Divenosa14 Jan 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Speeches1 that lead nowhere.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σοφία μωροῦ· ἀδιεξόδευτοι λόγοι.
Betacode
*sofi/a mwrou=: a)dieco/deutoi lo/goi.
Notes (1)
- cf. Gregorius 3.69 ("in reference to those chattering witlessly"). Hence the folk-etymology of "sophomore" -- which in reality derives from sophumer, a (now) obsolete variant of sophister.
- 1Or words. ↩
Linked from3 entries
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Revision history6 revisions · last 30 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
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- augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
- augmented note — Catharine Roth
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- modified headword, translation, keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Marisa Divenosa