Ὑπὲρ τὸν κατάλογον

beyond the roster, superannuated

Translated by David Whitehead11 May 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

10 words

A proverb in reference to those who have grown old.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπὲρ τὸν κατάλογον· παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν γεγηρακότων.

Betacode

*(upe\r to\n kata/logon: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n geghrako/twn.

Notes

Ancient "rosters", katalogoi, served a variety of purposes, but the commonest was to list men of an age (and physical fitness) for military service. For the phrase u(pe\r to\n kata/logon as proverbial, see also Photius (upsilon146 Theodoridis) and several of the paroemiographers. Its earliest attested appearance -- but without proverbial overtones -- is in Demosthenes 13.4 (web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

υ371Ὑπερτηρίαbodywork, upper part [of a carriage]υ372Ὑπερτίθεταιexceeds, outlasts, puts off υ373Ὑπὲρ τὸν κατάλογονbeyond the roster, superannuated υ374Ὑπέρτονονfull-pitch υ375Ὑπὲρ τοῦ μηθενόςfor nothing's sake

Revision history5 revisions · last 24 Nov 2013

24 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
20 Sep 2011fixed link — Catharine Roth
26 Apr 2011augmented note — David Whitehead
16 Jun 2004cosmetics, link, status — Catharine Roth
10 Sep 2002added keyword — David Whitehead
11 May 2001Translated — David Whitehead