Σπόρτουλλα
sportula, largesse
Translated by Catharine Roth21 Sep 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σπόρτουλλα· δῶρα ἐπὶ πάντων διδόμενα παρρησίᾳ. οἶδας δέ, ὅτι καὶ σπόρτουλλα ἡμῖν χρεωστεῖς· ἀλλ' ὅμως τῶν πτωχῶν ἕνεκεν εἰς τοῦτό σοι διαλυόμεθα.
Betacode
*spo/rtoulla: dw=ra e)pi\ pa/ntwn dido/mena parrhsi/a|. oi)=das de/, o(/ti kai\ spo/rtoulla h(mi=n xrewstei=s: a)ll' o(/mws tw=n ptwxw=n e(/neken ei)s tou=to/ soi dialuo/meqa.
Notes (2)
- 1Transliteration of the Latin word sportula, here with the definition of a Byzantine Greek dictionary; cf. pi 2999. ↩
- 2From one of the letters of John Chrysostom. See Favuzzi [cited under alpha 1990] 60. ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 31 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified and expanded n.2; more keywords — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth