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Headword:
*gennai=os
Adler number: gamma,126
Translated headword: noble
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] one who was born well.[1]
Also [sc. attested is the proverbial saying] "you are noble through your purse", in reference to those appearing to be wellborn because of wealth.[2]
"The noble man [is] superior to money."[3]
Greek Original:*gennai=os: o( eu)= gegonw/s. kai\ *gennai=os ei)= e)k balanti/ou, e)pi\ tw=n dia\ plou=ton eu)genw=n ei)=nai dokou/ntwn. o(/ti xrhma/twn krei/ttwn o( gennai=os a)nh/r.
Notes:
See also
gamma 127.
[1] Also in other lexica, including
Timaeus'
Platonic Lexicon.
[2] Also in
Photius; cf.
Zenobius 2.88 and other paroemiographers.
[3]
Damascius,
Life of Isidore fr. 48 Zintzen (24 Asmus).
Translated by: William Hutton on 8 June 2003@10:14:25.
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