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Headword:
*(ermai=o/n
Adler number: epsilon,3032
Translated headword: Hermes-gift, godsend
Vetting Status: high
Translation: "Every decent [sc. man] is a [Hermes-gift] of [= to] those of bad character, and the revenue for the wicked comes from the other part."[1]
Greek Original:*(ermai=o/n e)sti tw=n kakoh/qwn a(/pas e)pieikh/s, kai\ h( pro/sodos toi=s ponhroi=s e)k th=s e(te/ras meri/dos paragi/netai.
Notes:
For this headword see already
epsilon 3030 and
epsilon 3031. The present entry is not in ms F, and ms G lacks the gloss.
[1] Quotation not identified by Adler, but identifiable via the TLG as one from
Synesius,
Letter 131 (p.226.7-9 Garzya). See on this Theodoridis'
Photius edition, vol.II p.XCVI.
Synesius' point is that the wicked enrich themselves by taking advantage of good people. See A. Fitzgerald's translation at web address 1.
Web address 1
Keywords: daily life; economics; ethics; imagery; religion; rhetoric
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 23 December 2007@22:30:12.
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