Ὑποψία
suspicion, apprehension
Translated by Ioannis Doukas12 Aug 2010Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑποψία· τὸ ὑπὸ τὴν ὄψιν, τὸ ἐνεστηκός. Πισίδης· τὴν τῶν φθασάντων ἀσφαλῶς ὑποψίαν. ἢ τὸ ἐξ ἀκοῆς καὶ παραδόσεως γραφόμενον. καὶ Ὑπόψια.
Betacode
*(upoyi/a: to\ u(po\ th\n o)/yin, to\ e)nesthko/s. *pisi/dhs: th\n tw=n fqasa/ntwn a)sfalw=s u(poyi/an. h)\ to\ e)c a)koh=s kai\ parado/sews grafo/menon. kai\ *(upo/yia.
Notes (3)
- 1An etymological explanation of the Greek ↩
- 2George of Pisidia, Bellum Avaricum 43, Per l'incursione dei barbari 43 Tartaglia. Tartaglia notes (159, note 6) that this refers to historians who, like Priscus, Evagrius, and Theophylact Simocatta, had dealt with the prior Avar invasions (567-610); cf. Pohl (47-56). On the Avars see alpha 18 note. ↩
- 3Neuter nominative/accusative plural of the adjective
u)po/yios "[things] viewed with suspicion". ↩
References
L. Tartaglia, ed., Carmi di Giorgio di Pisidia, (Torino 1998)
W. Pohl, The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567-822, (Ithaca, NY 2018)
W. Pohl, The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567-822, (Ithaca, NY 2018)
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Revision history8 revisions · last 20 Feb 2026
- expanded n.2; added bibliography, cross-reference, and keywords — Ronald Allen
- after discussion, added keyword, tweaked translation as suggested by Catharine Roth — Ronald Allen
- coding — Ronald Allen
- corrected and updated Pisidian reference n.2 — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added note 3 — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas