Suda On Line menu Search

Home
Search results for alpha,2763 in Adler number:
Greek display:    

Headword: Antônios
Adler number: alpha,2763
Translated headword: Antonios, Antonius
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
Of Alexandria, who being rather deficient in words was someone not altogether precise; but he became most dedicated to the truth and was very enthusiastic in soul for the service of god, both in a public and in a more esoteric capacity; as a result he made Gaza far more holy than it was previously. And he went into civil lawsuits and he went to trial over his sister and championed her more ardently than was within measure and defended her very forcefully; neither did he stint on time spent until nothing was lacking, nor did he have any concern for a better reputation. For he was spoken of badly by the men of that time, not as being unjust, but as being litigious. For he even went up to Byzantium for a lawsuit and he was thought to be someone exceedingly contentious. Although he prevailed over his opponents, yet he surrendered her [sc. his sister] to another man, and he himself spent the rest of his life in rest and away from politics, some in philosophy, but mostly he lived his life in the holy places. He was simple in his habit and ready for public services, especially ones concerning religion. So I myself, personally, concede to this man simply the greatest grace, for which I pray the gods repay him as someone worthy to live with [them] in the islands of the blest.[1]
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] *)antwni/eios kli/nh ["Antonian couch"], [meaning] that of Antonios.[2]
Greek Original:
Antônios, Alexandreus, hos endeesteron echôn pros tous logous ou panu tis ên akribês: pros de alêtheian hierôtatos egegonei kai lian errôto. tên psuchên pros theou therapeian, tên te dêmotelê tên te aporrêtoteran: hôste kai tên Gazan apephênen hierôteran pollôi mallon, ê proteron ên. embas de eis politikas hupotheseis kai dikasamenos huper tês adelphês proestê autês ekthumoteron tou metriou kai huperedikasato kata to karterôtaton, oute chronou pheidomenos eis ouden deon dapanômenou oute doxês ameinonos epistrophên tina poiêsamenos. êkouse gar kakôs hupo tôn tote anthrôpôn ouch hôs adikôn, all' hôs philodikôn. anebê gar kai es to Buzantion epi têi dikêi kai sphodra philoneikos edoxe tis einai. perigenomenos de tôn antidikôn tautên men exedôken heterôi andri, autos de en hêsuchiai kai apragmosunêi to loipon tou biou dietelei, oliga men en philosophia, ta de pleiô diaitômenos en tois hierois. haplous de ên to êthos kai hetoimos eis euergesias, allôs te kai tas dia tôn hierôn. egôge oun kai autos homologô tôi andri megistên atechnôs tên charin, hên ameipsasthai auton euchomai tous theous en makarôn nêsois êdê suzên êxiômenon. kai Antônieios klinê, tou Antôniou.
Notes:
[1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 186 Zintzen (210 Asmus).
[2] cf. alpha 2658.
Keywords: biography; ethics; geography; law; philosophy; politics; religion; rhetoric; women
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 16 December 2001@12:01:12.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note and keyword; cosmetics) on 15 August 2002@07:15:50.
David Whitehead (more keywords) on 16 November 2005@07:41:44.
David Whitehead (more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 19 March 2012@08:04:42.
David Whitehead on 28 July 2015@05:38:57.
Catharine Roth (tweaked translation, adjusted betacode) on 30 August 2015@01:16:01.

Find      

Test Database Real Database

(Try these tips for more productive searches.)

No. of records found: 1    Page 1

End of search