Ταλαντεύει
balances, oscillates
Translated by Catharine Roth26 Oct 2013Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ταλαντεύει· αἰτιατικῇ. σταθμίζει. τὰ δὲ τῆς τύχης νίκαις καὶ ἥτταις τῇδε καὶ τῇδε ταλαντευόμενα διέμεινε. καὶ τῷ μέτρῳ τῶν κινδύνων τὴν ἀμοιβὴν ἐταλάντευεν· οἷς μὲν γὰρ ἀξία ἆθλον εὐτολμίας ἐγίνετο, ἄλλῳ ἵππος.
Betacode
*talanteu/ei: ai)tiatikh=|. staqmi/zei. ta\ de\ th=s tu/xhs ni/kais kai\ h(/ttais th=|de kai\ th=|de talanteuo/mena die/meine. kai\ tw=| me/trw| tw=n kindu/nwn th\n a)moibh\n e)tala/nteuen: oi(=s me\n ga\r a)ci/a a)=qlon eu)tolmi/as e)gi/neto, a)/llw| i(/ppos.
Notes (4)
- 1Also in syntactic lexica. ↩
- 2Likewise or very similarly in Hesychius tau56, the Synagoge (tau10), and Photius tau19, where Theodoridis suggests that the headword is quoted from Gregory of Nazianzus, Poems about himself (Carmina de se ipso) 2.91 (PG 37.1006a). ↩
- 3Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 9.13.2 ↩
- 4Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 2.6.10-11; on the Roman general Philippicus (cf. phi 349), awarding his soldiers after the Battle of Solachon (spring 586); cf. de Boor (81) and Whitby (51). On the battle, see alpha 141 note. ↩
References
C. de Boor, ed., Theophylacti Simocattae Historiae, (Leipzig 1887, reprint 2022)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
Linked from3 entries
- τ31Τάλανταscales[Meaning] the yokes, and the uprights.
- τ35Ταλαντουμένηνbeing balancedPlato in Timaeus [writes]: "but being balanced unevenly, the earth, although being shaken by them [sc. the forms of Being, Space, and Becoming], also motivates these others to shake in turn." [sc. The word is used]…
- τ36Ταλάντωσιςweighing[Meaning] stêsis, measuring.
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Revision history6 revisions · last 3 Jul 2025
- expanded n.4, added bibliography and cross-references — Ronald Allen
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth