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Headword: Κακὰ κακῶν
Adler number: kappa,140
Translated headword: evils of evils
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Diocles in Baccha[1] [writes]: "you will give yourselves evils of evils."[2]
Greek Original:
Κακὰ κακῶν: Διοκλῆς Βάκχῃ: πλυνεῖτε κακὰ τῶν κακῶν ὑμᾶς.
Notes:
The Greek idiom of the headword phrase is difficult to translate. Literally, κακὰ κακῶν meaning "evil things of evil things". The effect seems to be one of intensification, eg. English: "wonder of wonders".
[1] Diocles fr.2 Kock; cf. however delta 1155, which suggests that the title of this play was plural Bacchae (rather than singular Baccha as here).
[2] For πλύνω in this sort of sense see LSJ s.v., II (citing the present instance among others): web address 1 below. However, the line could also read "He will give you..." depending on where the word divisions are placed (i.e. third person singular πλυνεῖ τε for second person plural πλυνεῖτε ).
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: comedy; daily life; dialects, grammar, and etymology; ethics
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 10 March 2008@05:24:14.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (modified keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 10 March 2008@05:47:39.


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