Τρικύλιστος
thrice-rolled
Translated by David Whitehead14 Feb 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
'If you do not come, I want, thrice-rolled, to be thrust wherever you summon me'.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τρικύλιστος· ἐὰν μὴ ἀφίκησθε, βούλομαι τρικύλιστος ὠθεῖσθαι, ὅπου ἂν ὑμεῖς παρακαλῆτε.
Betacode
*triku/listos: e)a\n mh\ a)fi/khsqe, bou/lomai triku/listos w)qei=sqai, o(/pou a)\n u(mei=s parakalh=te.
Notes
- An extract (fr.125 Usener) from one of the letters of Epicurus (epsilon 2404); cf. Diogenes Laertius 10.5.
The headword is otherwise unattested. LSJ s.v. note that its literal meaning is 'thrice-rolled' (cf. kappa 2663, kappa 2664), and translate it in the present context as 'easily influenced'. Compare R.D. Hicks in the Loeb D.L.: '... to spin thrice on my own axis and be propelled etc.'
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Revision history3 revisions · last 15 Jan 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- further x-refs — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead