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Headword:
*)/embion
Adler number: epsilon,946
Translated headword: life-giving
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Antiphon [uses this adjective to mean] living and not dessicated, nor dying.[1]
"When delivered to me [your letter] occasioned a life-giving experience of the spirit."[2]
Greek Original:*)/embion: *)antifw=n to\ zw=n kai\ mh\ chranqe/n, mhde\ e)napoqano/n. e)/mbio/n ti yuxh=s pa/qos e)ne/stace/ moi komi/sasa.
Notes:
For the headword's range of meanings see LSJ s.v.
[1] Adapted from Harpokration s.v.
embios, where a fragment of Antiphon (87 F15 D-K) is quoted and glossed.
[2]
Synesius,
Letter 146 (282D Hercher). A. Fitzgerald translates: "... [your letter] bore some vital affection of the soul which it has instilled into me ..." (web address 1).
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Keywords: biography; daily life; definition; imagery; philosophy; religion; science and technology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 10 July 2007@05:35:33.
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