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Headword:
Ἐγκώμιον
Adler number: epsilon,117
Translated headword: encomium
Vetting Status: low
Translation: [Encomium] differs from praise.[1] For praise is a laudatory discourse praising one action, but encomium is an encomiastic discourse encompassing in itself many actions. And a letter praising one action of someone is called “laudatory”, and [it is called] “encomiastic” [when praising] many [actions].
Greek Original:Ἐγκώμιον ἐπαίνου διαφέρει: ἔπαινος μὲν γάρ ἐστι λόγος ἐπαινετικὸς μίαν πρᾶξιν ἐπαινῶν, ἐγκώμιον δὲ λόγος ἐγκωμιαστικὸς πολλὰς ἐν ἑαυτῷ πράξεις περιλαμβάνων. καὶ ἐπιστολὴ ἡ μίαν πρᾶξιν ἐπαινοῦσά τινος ἐπαινετικὴ καλεῖται, ἡ δὲ πολλὰς ἐγκωμιαστική.
Notes:
The definitions and distinctions here are commonly found in ancient commentators, scholiasts and rhetorical theorists: see e.g.
Hermogenes, Progymnasmata 15.6 Rabe; the
scholia to
Isocrates 9.5; [
Libanius],
Characteres Epistoloci 30.2-7.
[1] cf.
Aristotle,
Rhetoric 1367b28-1368a9.
Translated by: Marcelo Boeri on 3 June 2004@13:06:37.
Vetted by:Catharine Roth (cosmetics) on 4 June 2004@01:58:57.
David Whitehead (modified and augmented note; added a keyword; further cosmetics) on 4 June 2004@03:48:01.
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