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Headword:
Δεισιδαίμων
Adler number: delta,369
Translated headword: god-fearing; superstitious
Vetting Status: low
Translation: God-revering; or uncertain in one's faith, and in this way fearful.
Also [sc. attested is the related noun] δεισιδαιμονίας ,[1] meaning god-reverence, scrupulousness as regards the divine; or cowardice.
"Seeing that the soldiers were superstitious because of the omens, he was most eager to alleviate the apprehension of the crowd through his own careful thought and generalship."[2]
Greek Original:Δεισιδαίμων: θεοσεβής: ἢ ἀμφίβολος περὶ τὴν πίστιν, καὶ οἱονεὶ δεδοικώς. καὶ Δεισιδαιμονίας, ἀντὶ τοῦ θεοσεβείας, εὐλαβείας περὶ τὸ θεῖον: ἢ δειλίας. ὁρῶν δὲ τοὺς στρατιώτας δεισιδαιμονοῦντας ἐπὶ τοῖς σημείοις ἐφιλοτιμεῖτο διὰ τῆς ἰδίας ἐπινοίας καὶ στρατηγίας μεταθεῖναι τὰς τοῦ πλήθους εὐλαβείας.
Notes:
cf. generally
delta 368.
[1] Here in the genitive case, evidently quoted from somewhere.
[2]
Diodorus Siculus 15.53.4 (on Epameinondas:
epsilon 1949).
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 19 December 2003@16:08:47.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics) on 21 December 2003@08:12:10.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics) on 8 March 2011@09:32:23.
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