Ὑποσπανίζων
coming short of
Translated by Ioannis Doukas4 Jul 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning someone] being in need of. "And coming short of money, he was robbing his subjects."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑποσπανίζων· ἐνδεῶς ἔχων. χρημάτων τε καὶ ὑποσπανίζων τοὺς ὑπηκόους ἐληΐζετο.
Betacode
*(upospani/zwn: e)ndew=s e)/xwn. xrhma/twn te kai\ u(pospani/zwn tou\s u(phko/ous e)lhi/+zeto.
Notes (1)
- The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is present participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb
u(pospani/zw . - 1An approximation of Procopius, Secret History 19.5 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (87). In the source text the verb form is
lhi/+zhtai , the third person singular, present middle-passive subjunctive: "he might start robbing his subjects". Procopius here describes the emperor Anastasios's (cf. alpha 2077 generally) concerns about a successor caught in a future financial pinch. ↩
References
A. Kaldellis, ed. and trans., Prokopios: The Secret History, (Indianapolis 2010)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 13 Jul 2024
- expanded n.1; added bibliography, cross-reference, and link — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas