Θρῦλος
murmur
Translated by Ryan Stone3 Mar 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] whispering, a conversation not happening openly.1
"For the barbarians' undertaking did not cause a murmur among us." Simocatta says this.2 "And much murmuring of the captives occurred."3
Also [sc. attested are]qrulou/mena ["things much-talked-about"] and qrulou/menon ["someone/something much-talked-about"].4
"For the barbarians' undertaking did not cause a murmur among us." Simocatta says this.2 "And much murmuring of the captives occurred."3
Also [sc. attested are]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Θρῦλος· ψιθυρισμός, ὁμιλία μὴ φανερῶς γινομένη. ἡ γὰρ τῶν βαρβάρων ἐγχείρησις θρῦλον οὐκ ἐνεποίησεν ἡμῖν. Σιμοκάτης φησί. καὶ πολὺς ἐγένετο τῶν ἁλισκομένων ὁ θρῦλος. καὶ Θρυλούμενα καὶ Θρυλούμενον.
Betacode
*qru=los: yiqurismo/s, o(mili/a mh\ fanerw=s ginome/nh. h( ga\r tw=n barba/rwn e)gxei/rhsis qru=lon ou)k e)nepoi/hsen h(mi=n. *simoka/ths fhsi/. kai\ polu\s e)ge/neto tw=n a(liskome/nwn o( qru=los. kai\ *qrulou/mena kai\ *qrulou/menon.
Notes (4)
- 1Same or similar glossing in other lexica. ↩
- 2An approximation of Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 6.5.13; part Maurice's phony letter to Priscus (summer 588), hoping to trick the Avar khan into withdrawing his superior forces; cf. de Boor (229), Whitby (166), and phi 196. On the Roman emperor Maurice, see mu 294 generally. On Priscus, see generally epsilon 1219 note. On the Avars, see generally alpha 18 note. ↩
- 3Quotation unidentifiable. ↩
- 4cf. under theta 517. ↩
References
C. de Boor, ed., Theophylacti Simocattae Historiae, (Leipzig 1887, reprint 2022)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
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Revision history5 revisions · last 8 Jul 2025
- expanded n.2; added bibliography, cross-references, and keyword — Ronald Allen
- tweaked translation after discussion with Catharine Roth — Ronald Allen
- typo, coding — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- notes; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ryan Stone