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Headword:
Ἐκδιαίτησις
Adler number: epsilon,395
Translated headword: change of habits, wrong habits
Vetting Status: low
Translation: Luxury.[1]
"But he returned, corrupted by soft luxury and bad habits; he relinquished the reins of authority through indolence, softness, and thoughtlessness."[2]
And elsewhere: "he renounces [sc. behaviour tending] towards effort because of desire for the bad habits in
Syria."[3]
And elsewhere: "... Nero's change of habit towards luxury."[4]
Ἐκδιαίτησις: ἡ τρυφή. ὁ δὲ τρυφαῖς μαλακαῖς καὶ ἐκδιαιτήσεσι διαλυθεὶς ἐπανῄει, νωθείᾳ τε καὶ μαλακίᾳ καὶ ἀβουλίᾳ τὰς τῆς ἀρχῆς ἡνίας ἀφίησι. καὶ αὖθις: ἀπαγορεύει πρὸς τοὺς πόνους πόθῳ τῆς ἐν Συρίᾳ ἐκδιαιτήσεως. καὶ αὖθις: τὴν Νέρωνος ἐς τρυφὴν ἐκδιαίτησιν.
Notes:
[1] cf. generally
epsilon 394,
epsilon 1591.
[2] Perhaps
Eunapius (so Adler suggests).
[3]
Damascius,
Life of Isidore fr.225 Zintzen, 135 Asmus, 91C Athanassiadi. Athanassiadi identifies this as a reference to Hilarius (
iota 291).
[4] Quotation unidentifiable.
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 2 October 2006@01:11:00.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics) on 2 October 2006@02:56:14.
Catharine Roth (augmented note) on 13 December 2006@15:30:15.
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