Τοὔμπικες
toumpikes; may you conquer
Translated by David Whitehead21 Feb 2014Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[sc. Something said to] the emperors of the Romans.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τοὔμπικες· οἱ βασιλεῖς τῶν Ῥωμαίων.
Betacode
*tou)/mpikes: oi( basilei=s tw=n *(rwmai/wn.
Notes
- Entry lacking, Adler reports, in mss AF (but added in the margin of A, and placed earlier in V).
Adler comments in her apparatus 'vox Meursio ignota', i.e. unidentifiable by the learned Jan de Meurs (1579-1639).
Nick Nicholas reports thattou/bikas ortou/mbikas , from Latin tu vincas "may you conquer", is attested in the writings of Constantine Porphyrogenitus and Theophanes the Confessor (see Lampe s.v.). That is to say, it does not mean "emperors," but is an acclamation addressed to emperors.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 21 Nov 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified note and keywords, with information from N. Nicholas — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead