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Headword: Λαλιά
Adler number: lambda,77
Translated headword: discourse, speaking
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Oratory.
"In his discourse Arcesilaos was precise [in his use] of expressions and quite [...] outspoken."[1]
Greek Original:
Λαλιά: ἡ δημηγορία. ἦν δὲ ὁ Ἀρκεσίλαος ἐν τῇ λαλιᾷ διαστατικὸς τῶν ὀνομάτων καὶ παρρησιαστὴς ἱκανῶς.
Notes:
See also lambda 75, lambda 76, lambda 78, lambda 79, lambda 80.
[1] An abridgement of Diogenes Laertius 4.33, writing of Arcesilaus or Arcesilas (316/315 to 242/241 BCE) who headed the Academy from 268. See also alpha 2825, alpha 3950, alphaiota 286, and delta 932.
Reference:
OCD(3), pp. 140-141. Arcesilaus no.1.
Keywords: biography; definition; philosophy; rhetoric
Translated by: Oliver Phillips on 22 December 2006@20:20:19.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (cosmetics, status) on 23 December 2006@19:54:12.
David Whitehead (augmented notes; tweaks and cosmetics) on 24 December 2006@06:43:27.
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