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Headword:
*ei)kh=
r(ayw|dei=
Adler number: epsiloniota,78
Translated headword: sings at random
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Meaning he/she/it talks nonsense.[1]
"He pretends madness, and says one thing after another randomly and by chance, and no second [word] agreeing with the preceding."[2]
Greek Original:*ei)kh= r(ayw|dei=: a)nti\ tou= fluarei=. o( de\ skh/ptetai mani/an, kai\ ei)kh=| kai\ w(s e)/tuxen a)/lla e)/p' a)/llois e)la/lei, kai\ a)ko/louqon tw=| prote/rw| deu/teron ou)de/n.
Notes:
For 'at random' (
ei)kh=|) cf.
epsiloniota 76,
epsiloniota 77,
epsiloniota 79. The iota subscript is omitted from the headword here.
[1] The headword phrase is a quasi-proverbial one attested in patristic writers (Basil of
Caesarea, John of Damascus).
[2] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler suggests
Aelian.)
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 4 May 2005@01:55:01.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics) on 4 May 2005@03:07:02.
David Whitehead (more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 21 March 2011@04:34:37.
David Whitehead (more keywords; cosmetics) on 23 November 2012@05:43:30.
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