ἄλσος: Difference between revisions
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
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Revision as of 18:30, 7 February 2013
English (LSJ)
εος, τό,
A grove, Il.20.8, Od.10.350: pl., Phanocl.1.3, Theoc. 1.117, etc. II esp. sacred grove, Od.6.291, Hes.Sc.99, Hdt.5.119, Pl.Lg.761c, etc.:—hence, any hallowed precinct, even without trees, Il.2.506, Sch.Pi.O.3.31, cf. B.3.19, S.Ant.844; Μαραθώνιον ἄ., of the field of battle, viewed as a holy place, A.Eleg.4: metaph., πόντιον ἄ. the ocean-plain, B.16.85, A.Pers.111. (Perh. for ἄλτ-ιος (cf. Ἄλτις), i.e. alq-ios, cf. Goth. alhs 'temple'.)
