Ὕπνος
sleep
Translated by Marcelo Boeri25 Jun 2003Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[They say that] sleep comes into being by the slackening of the tension in the senses, with an effect on the commanding [part of the soul].1 Or [it is] a privation of wakefulness in accordance with nature. A privation against nature is when, for example, eyes have been cut out.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὕπνος· τὸν ὕπνον γίνεσθαι ἐκλυομένου τοῦ αἰσθητικοῦ τόνου περὶ τὸ ἡγεμονικόν. ἢ στέρησις ἐγρηγόρσεως κατὰ φύσιν. παρὰ φύσιν δέ ἐστι στέρησις, ὡς ἐκκοπέντων ὀφθαλμῶν.
Betacode
*(/upnos: to\n u(/pnon gi/nesqai e)kluome/nou tou= ai)sqhtikou= to/nou peri\ to\ h(gemoniko/n. h)\ ste/rhsis e)grhgo/rsews kata\ fu/sin. para\ fu/sin de/ e)sti ste/rhsis, w(s e)kkope/ntwn o)fqalmw=n.
Notes (1)
- For sleep see also upsilon 443, upsilon 444.
- 1A Stoic definition from Diogenes Laertius 7.158. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- υ443ὝπνοςsleepIn reference to God, [it means] forbearance. David [says]: "wake up, to what end do you sleep, Lord?" Also, "the Lord awoke like one sleeping." "Let sweet-minded sleep be far from the eyes:" the saying [is used] in…
- υ444Ὕπνῳwith sleep[Meaning] with sleeplessness. Homer [sc. uses the word in this way]. Also [sc. attested is] I sleep, a verb; [used] with an accusative.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 26 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified translation; modified and augmented notes; added keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Marcelo Boeri