Τερατολογίαι
telling of marvels, marvelous tales
Translated by Marcelo Boeri4 Jan 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τερατολογίαι· ψευδολογίαι. οἱ θαυμαστὰ καὶ παράδοξα μυ- θεύοντες. Τερατολογεῖν λέγεται τὸ ἀπίθανα διηγεῖσθαι, καὶ λέγειν πράγματα ἔξω τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων.
Betacode
*teratologi/ai: yeudologi/ai. oi( qaumasta\ kai\ para/doca mu- qeu/ontes. *teratologei=n le/getai to\ a)pi/qana dihgei=sqai, kai\ le/gein pra/gmata e)/cw tw=n a)nqrwpi/nwn.
Notes (3)
- See also tau 327, tau 328, tau 329, tau 332.
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica. The headword, nominative plural, is presumably quoted from somewhere. ↩
- 2This is the definition given in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon for a related plural noun,
teratolo/goi (i.e. the tellers of such tales). ↩ - 3(This addendum is a new entry, Adler reports, in ms F.) Material not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as coming from a scholion on Aristophanes, Clouds 318. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- τ328Τερατευόμενοςtalking marvels[Meaning he] telling a falsehood, and saying nothing true or sound. "[They] talking marvels and boasting, as if the cognition of the place were useful for many things."
- τ329Τερατείαtalking marvels, telling tall tales[Meaning] falsehood-talk. Paradox-talk. ["Not to give credit] to the things [said] by the tellers of tall tales and sorcerers about enchantments and getting rid of daemons”.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 23 Dec 2014
- coding — Catharine Roth
- another note; more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- supplied notes; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Marcelo Boeri