Ὕπουλα ἕλκη
festering wounds, subcutaneous wounds
Translated by Ioannis Doukas18 Oct 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the concealed [kind].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὕπουλα ἕλκη· τὰ κρυπτά.
Betacode
*(/upoula e(/lkh: ta\ krupta/.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius upsilon270 Theodoridis. The headword phrase, in the neuter plural, is perhaps (though not necessarily) quoted from somewhere. Compare e.g. Basil, Letters 138.2.19-20:
to\ u(/poulon th=s kakodoci/as e(/lkos , "the festering wound of heretical belief".
cf. generally upsilon 622, upsilon 624, upsilon 625.
Linked from3 entries
- υ622Ὕπουλα γόναταfestering knees['Festering knees'] and 'festering foot' and 'festering hand' and [sc. 'festering] body', [Meaning] the one that is inflamed because of certain wounds and is almost lost. Cratinus [sc. uses the last of these phrases].
- 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 Dec 2022
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-refs; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas