Ὑπούλως
unsoundly
Translated by Ioannis Doukas20 Oct 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"He behaved unsoundly and not wisely towards some of his acquaintances."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑπούλως· ὁ δὲ πρός τινας τῶν γνωρίμων ὑπούλως τε καὶ οὐχ ὑγιῶς ἔσχεν.
Betacode
*(upou/lws: o( de\ pro/s tinas tw=n gnwri/mwn u(pou/lws te kai\ ou)x u(giw=s e)/sxen.
Notes (1)
- The unglossed headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given
- 1Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 299 Zintzen (172 Asmus; attributed to Aelian by Valckenaer); cf. Constantine Porphyrogenitus, De virtutibus et vitiis 1.198.11-12.
The headword is an adverbial form ofu(/poulos , for which see upsilon 622, upsilon 623, upsilon 624. ↩
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- 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…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 29 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added a note; modified keywords — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas