Τραγῳδικόν
tragic
Translated by David Whitehead27 Sep 2013Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning something] emotional. [sc. The term is used] because tragedy [is] expressive of emotional matters, or because he intends to speak about tragedy.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τραγῳδικόν· ἐμπαθές. ἐπείπερ καὶ ἡ τραγῳδία ἐμπαθῶν πραγμάτων ἀπαγγελτική, ἢ ἐπειδὴ περὶ τραγῳδίας μέλλει λέγειν.
Betacode
*tragw|diko/n: e)mpaqe/s. e)pei/per kai\ h( tragw|di/a e)mpaqw=n pragma/twn a)paggeltikh/, h)\ e)peidh\ peri\ tragw|di/as me/llei le/gein.
Notes
- The headword, neuter accusative singular of this adjective, occurs at Aristophanes, Acharnians 9. The Suda follows the gloss of the scholia there.
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