Ἀβδηρίτης
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
English (LSJ)
[ῑ], ου, ὁ,
A a man of Abdera in Thrace, the Gothamite of antiquity, prov. of simpletons, D.17.23:—Adj. Ἀβδηριτικός, ή, όν, like an Abderite, i. e. stupid, Cic.Att.7.7.4, Luc.Hist.Conscr.2.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (ὁ) :
Abdéritain ; ◊ prov. homme simple, sot.
Étymologie: Ἄβδηρα.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, ὁ
• Prosodia: [-ῑ-]
1 abderita ét. de Abdera en Tracia, Hdt.7.120, Arist.GA 742b20.
2 fig. simple, bobo D.17.23.
3 subst. ὁ ἀ. viento de la región de Abdera Zonar.
Greek Monotonic
Ἀβδηρίτης: [ῑ], -ου, ὁ, ο κάτοικος των Αβδήρων στη Θράκη· παροιμ., λέγεται για τους ευκολόπιστους, τους μωρόπιστους, σε Δημ.· επίθ., Ἀβδηριτικός, -ή, -όν, όπως κάποιος από τα Άβδηρα, δηλ. ανόητος, μωρός, σε Λουκ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Ἀβδηρίτης: ου ὁ
1) абдерит, житель или уроженец города Абдеры Her.;
2) перен. ирон. простак, простофиля Dem.
