Θερμόν
hot, hasty
Translated by Marcelo Boeri6 Jan 2007Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning something] surprising. Aristophanes in Plutus [writes]: "o you wretched pair of manikins, you dare to perform a deed hasty and unholy and unlawful”.1
And Sophocles [writes]: "I would not on any account buy a mortal who is heated with empty hopes".2
And Sophocles [writes]: "I would not on any account buy a mortal who is heated with empty hopes".2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Θερμόν· παράδοξον. Ἀριστοφάνης Πλούτῳ· ὦ θερμὸν ἔργον κἀνόσιον καὶ παράνομον τολμῶντε δρᾶν, ἀνθρωπαρίω κακοδαίμονε. καὶ Σοφοκλῆς· οὐκ ἂν πριαίμην οὐδενὸς λόγου βροτόν, ὅστις κεναῖς ἐλπίσι θερμαίνεται.
Betacode
*qermo/n: para/docon. *)aristofa/nhs *plou/tw|: w)= qermo\n e)/rgon ka)no/sion kai\ para/nomon tolmw=nte dra=n, a)nqrwpari/w kakodai/mone. kai\ *sofoklh=s: ou)k a)\n priai/mhn ou)deno\s lo/gou broto/n, o(/stis kenai=s e)lpi/si qermai/netai.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 1 Jan 2013
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Marcelo Boeri