Ὕπουλα γόνατα
festering knees
Translated by Ioannis Doukas28 Oct 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὕπουλα γόνατα καὶ ὕπουλον πόδα, καὶ ὕπουλον χεῖρα, καὶ σῶμα, τὸ φλεγμαῖνον διά τινας πληγὰς καὶ ἐγγὺς τοῦ ἀφίστασθαι ὄν. Κρατῖνος.
Betacode
*(/upoula go/nata kai\ u(/poulon po/da, kai\ u(/poulon xei=ra, kai\ sw=ma, to\ flegmai=non dia/ tinas plhga\s kai\ e)ggu\s tou= a)fi/stasqai o)/n. *krati=nos.
Notes (1)
- From Photius upsilon272 Theodoridis, itself stemming from Phrynichus, Praeparatio sophistica 117.14; and cf. upsilon 623, upsilon 624, upsilon 625.
- 1Cratinus fr. 351 Kock (498 K.-A.). ↩
Linked from3 entries
- υ623Ὕπουλα ἕλκηfestering wounds, subcutaneous wounds[Meaning] the concealed [kind].
- υ624Ὕπουλοςhollow, sly, unsound[Meaning one who is] devious, pretending to seem peaceful; like [a term] applying to wounds which have superficially healthy scars, but purulent putrefactions inside. Hence this word was said of people pretending to be…
- υ625Ὑπούλωςunsoundly"He behaved unsoundly and not wisely towards some of his acquaintances."
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Revision history3 revisions · last 22 Jan 2015
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-refs; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas