Ὑπὲρ μᾶλλον

to excess

Translated by Ioannis Doukas23 Apr 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 23 words
[Meaning] out of a superfluity.
"There was mystification and fear to excess among the fellows, unable to understand what on earth was missing."1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπὲρ μᾶλλον· ἐκ περισσοῦ. ἦν μὲν ἀπορία καὶ δέος ὑπὲρ μᾶλλον περὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, οὐ δυναμένους ἐπινοῆσαι τί ποτέ ἐστι τὸ λειπόμενον.

Betacode
*(upe\r ma=llon: e)k perissou=. h)=n me\n a)pori/a kai\ de/os u(pe\r ma=llon peri\ tou\s a)nqrw/pous, ou) duname/nous e)pinoh=sai ti/ pote/ e)sti to\ leipo/menon.

Notes (1)

  1. 1Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable. (Valckenaer attributed it to Aelian). ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 30 May 2016
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. typo — David Whitehead
  4. expanded note; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Ioannis Doukas

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