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Headword:
Ἐγκιλικίζεται
Adler number: epsilon,97
Translated headword: he is acting like a Cilician
Vetting Status: low
Translation: He is acting maliciously, behaving badly. For the Cilicians had a reputation for wickedness. Hence they also say Κιλίκιος ὄλεθρος ["Cilician doom"].[1] To act like a Cilician is to behave maliciously.
Greek Original:Ἐγκιλικίζεται: κακοηθεύεται, κακοποιεῖ. διεβέβληντο γὰρ ἐπὶ πονηρίᾳ οἱ Κίλικες. ἐντεῦθεν λέγεται καὶ Κιλίκιος ὄλεθρος. ἐγκιλικίζειν γὰρ τὸ κακοηθίζεσθαι.
Notes:
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kappa 1607.) Whatever its origins, the headword was treated as proverbial: see
Diogenianus 2.51 and Appendix Proverbiorum 2.7.
[1] See
kappa 1606.
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 13 July 2003@01:46:51.
Vetted by: David Whitehead (modified headword and translation; augmented notes and keywords) on 13 July 2003@05:48:01.
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