καρπάλιμος
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)
[πᾰ], ον, (κάλπη A) Ep. Adj.
A swift, πόδες Il.16.342, 809, A.R.3.280, cf. Ar.Th.957 (lyr.): more freq. in Adv. -μως swiftly, Il. 1.359, etc. 2 eager, ravenous, γένυες Pi.P.12.20.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1328] (ἁρπάλιμος, von ἁρπάζω), reißend schnell; ποσὶ καρπαλίμοις Il. 16, 342. 809. 22, 166; Ar. Th. 957 u. sp. D., wie Ap. Rh. 3, 280. – Bei Pind. P. 12, 20 wird ἐκ καρπαλιμᾶν γενύων vom Schol. ἰσχυρῶν erkl., ist aber = ἁρπάλιμος zu nehmen. – Adv. καρπαλίμως, schnell, Il. 2, 17. 3, 117 Od. 2, 406 u. sonst, wie Ap. Rh. 3, 450.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
καρπάλῐμος: -ον, (ἴδε ἐν λ. κραιπνός)· - Ἐπίκ. ἐπίθ., ταχύς, Λατ. rapidus, ἐπίθετον τῶν ποδῶν, Ἰλ. ΙΙ. 342, 809, Ἀπολλ. Ρόδ. Γ. 280· οὕτω παρ' Ἀριστοφ. ἐν Θεσμ. 957 (Λυρ.):- Ἀλλ᾽ ὁ Ὅμ. πολλῷ συνηθέστερον ἔχει τὸ Ἐπίρρ. καρπαλίμως, ταχέως, ὁρμητικῶς, Ἰλ. Α. 359, κτλ. 2) παρὰ Πινδ. ΙΙ. 12. 35, γένυες καρπ., πρόθυμοι σιαγόνες.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
prompt, agile, rapide.
Étymologie: R. Καρπ, être rapide, cf. κραιπνός.
English (Autenrieth)
(cf. κραιπνός): swift. —Adv., καρπαλίμως, swiftly, speedily, quickly.
