Ὕβριστις
wanton
Translated by Ioannis Doukas30 Oct 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] insolence/violence, and disgrace.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὕβριστις· ἡ ὕβρις, καὶ ἡ ἀτιμία.
Betacode
*(/ubristis: h( u(/bris, kai\ h( a)timi/a.
Notes
- The headword, attested only in lexicography, is not what the gloss supposes -- a variant of the gloss itself (for which see upsilon 14, upsilon 15, upsilon 16); rather, it is the feminine equivalent of upsilon 19, as other lexica recognize.
Linked from2 entries
- υ11Ὑβρίζεινto do violence, to act insolentlyIn reference to behaving shamefully. "[He] supposed that they, wicked as they were, [sc. were disposed] to do violence and to be idle." "But he did not live at random, as least as far as I can judge, nor indeed like the…
- υ16Ὕβριςhybris, assault, outrage[Meaning] the [sc. sort of attack that comes] with contumely and abuse, whereas battery [ai)ki/a] [sc. is a matter of] blows only. Lysias in the [speech] On Battery in reply to Isokrates [writes]: "and yet which of you…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note, raised status — Catharine Roth
- augmented and modified note; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas