Ὑποζυγιώδης ἄνθρωπος
a man burdened, a man under a burden
Translated by Ioannis Doukas8 May 2008Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one doing something not out of his own intention and eagerness, but because of the command of others, exactly like the beasts of burden. One might also say 'a deed burdened'.1 Aristophanes [sc. uses the phrase].
"And Apollo bore witness to these things in the name of the god-inspired love."2
"And Apollo bore witness to these things in the name of the god-inspired love."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑποζυγιώδης ἄνθρωπος· ὁ μὴ ἐκ τῆς ἑαυτοῦ προαιρέσεως καὶ προθυμίας τι πράττων, ἀλλ' ἐκ τῆς ἑτέρων κελεύσεως, ὥσπερ καὶ τὰ ὑποζύγια. εἴποις δ' ἂν καὶ ὑποζυγιῶδες πρᾶγμα. Ἀριστοφάνης. καὶ ταῦτα ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐνθέου φιλότητος ἐμαρτύρησεν ὁ Ἀπόλλων.
Betacode
*(upozugiw/dhs a)/nqrwpos: o( mh\ e)k th=s e(autou= proaire/sews kai\ proqumi/as ti pra/ttwn, a)ll' e)k th=s e(te/rwn keleu/sews, w(/sper kai\ ta\ u(pozu/gia. ei)/pois d' a)\n kai\ u(pozugiw=des pra=gma. *)aristofa/nhs. kai\ tau=ta u(pe\r th=s e)nqe/ou filo/thtos e)martu/rhsen o( *)apo/llwn.
Notes (2)
- The headword phrase is Comica adespota fr. 915 Kock, now 547 K.-A.
Identical entries (apart from the Aelian quotation) in Phrynichus, Praeparatio sophistica, Photius' Lexicon, Etymologicum Magnum and as a proverb in Michael Apostolius. - 1Aristophanes fr. 731 Kock (751 K.-A.). ↩
- 2Aelian fr. 203d Domingo-Forasté (202 Hercher). As Küster pointed out, these words have no relevance to
u(pozugiw/dhs . Bernhardy suggested supplying a headwordu(poqermanqei/s , as a link with upsilon 496. ↩
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Revision history7 revisions · last 30 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- updated reference — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented note, added keyword — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas