Σπουδή

zeal

Translated by Catharine Roth31 Jan 2005Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 54 words
[Meaning] the energetic struggle for the good.1
"Isidore said that zeal in philosophy was particularly fitting for a young man who was just taking hold of philosophical discourse; but pious eagerness with love of the gods befits especially those who have made progress and are moving farther along, both in age and in philosophy."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σπουδή· ἡ περὶ τὰ καλὰ σύντονος ἀγωνία. Ἰσίδωρος ἔφη τὴν μὲν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ σπουδὴν ἀνδρὶ νεωτέρῳ καὶ ἄρτι λόγων ἁπτομένῳ φιλοσόφων εἶναι πρεπωδεστέραν, τὴν δὲ εὐσεβῆ προθυμίαν καὶ φιλόθεον προσήκειν μαλίστα τοῖς ἤδη προβεβηκόσι καὶ πόρρωθεν ἐλαύνουσι, τοῦτο μὲν ἡλικίας, τοῦτο δὲ φιλοσοφίας.

Betacode
*spoudh/: h( peri\ ta\ kala\ su/ntonos a)gwni/a. *)isi/dwros e)/fh th\n me\n e)n filosofi/a| spoudh\n a)ndri\ newte/rw| kai\ a)/rti lo/gwn a(ptome/nw| filoso/fwn ei)=nai prepwdeste/ran, th\n de\ eu)sebh= proqumi/an kai\ filo/qeon prosh/kein mali/sta toi=s h)/dh probebhko/si kai\ po/rrwqen e)lau/nousi, tou=to me\n h(liki/as, tou=to de\ filosofi/as.

Notes (2)

  1. cf. generally sigma 967, sigma 968, sigma 969, sigma 970, sigma 972.
  2. 1No equivalent glossing in other lexica, but cf. scholion on Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 778. ↩
  3. 2Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 136 Zintzen (35 Asmus); cf. pi 2335. ↩

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σ969ΣπουδαιολογῶI engage in serious conversationσ970Σπουδαῖοςexcellent, good, seriousσ971Σπουδήzealσ972Σπουδῇwith effort, with troubleσ973Σπώμενοςbeing broken
Revision history5 revisions · last 28 Mar 2022
  1. Revised — Catharine Roth
  2. expanded note, added another keyword — Catharine Roth
  3. another note — David Whitehead
  4. tweaked translation, expanded note, added keywords — Catharine Roth
  5. augmented notes; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  6. Translated — Catharine Roth

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