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Headword: Σαπρός
Adler number: sigma,105
Translated headword: decrepit, worn-out
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Also applied to someone who is ancient.[1] "[He has become] Simonides? [How?] [Because], old and worn-out as he is, for the sake of a profit he would sail even on a wickerwork mat." That is, a bundle of firewood.[2]
Greek Original:
Σαπρός: καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ παλαιοῦ. Σιμωνίδης; γέρων ὢν καὶ σαπρὸς κέρδους ἕκητι κἂν ἐπὶ ῥιπὸς πλέοι. τουτέστι φρυγάνου.
Notes:
[1] So already iota 690, sigma 103, sigma 104.
[2] Aristophanes, Peace 698-9, with scholion; cf. rho 184.
Associated internet address:
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Keywords: comedy; definition; ethics; poetry
Translated by: David Whitehead on 21 November 2010@11:10:43.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (cosmetics, link, status) on 21 November 2010@12:24:08.
David Whitehead (another headword, another x-ref) on 22 November 2010@03:35:33.
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