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Headword:
*(ekw\n
a)e/konti/
ge
qumw=|
Adler number: epsilon,549
Translated headword: willing but with an unwilling heart
Vetting Status: high
Translation: "Let me use here a homerizing phrase to depict his state of mind."[1]
Greek Original:*(ekw\n a)e/konti/ ge qumw=|. e)/stw ga/r moi nu=n th=s e)kei/nou gnw/mhs zwgra/fos o(mhri/zousa glw=tta.
Note:
[1] Theophylact Simocatta,
Histories 4.15.11, on the reflections of Chosroes II (cf. generally
chi 418 note) during the Roman siege of Martyropolis (cf.
alpha 3649 note) in the autumn of 590; cf. de Boor (182) and Whitby (126). The Homeric phrase itself (from
Iliad 4.43) has appeared already at
epsilon 531.
C. de Boor, ed., Theophylacti Simocattae Historiae, (Leipzig 1887, reprint 2022)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
Keywords: biography; epic; ethics; historiography; history; imagery; military affairs
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 27 January 2004@10:38:33.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (modified note) on 28 January 2004@03:24:27.
David Whitehead (more keywords; cosmetics) on 7 August 2012@06:56:30.
Catharine Roth (coding) on 8 August 2012@00:41:16.
Ronald Allen (expanded n.1; added bibliography, cross-references, and keywords) on 19 February 2025@12:35:12.
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