Jump to content

Harpocration: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
add original title in Greek
m Changing short description from "Greek grammarian of Alexandria" to "2nd-century AD Alexandrian Greek grammarian"
 
(17 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|2nd-century AD Alexandrian Greek grammarian}}
⚫
'''Valerius Harpocration''' ({{lang-grc-gre|Λεξικόν των δέκα ρητόρων|Οὐαλέριος or Βαλέριος Ἁρποκρατίων}}) was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[Philologist|grammarian]] of [[Alexandria]], probably working in the 2nd century AD. He is possibly the Harpocration mentioned by [[Julius Capitolinus]] (''Life of Verus'', 2) as the Greek tutor of [[Lucius Verus]] (2nd century AD); some authorities place him much later, on the ground that he borrowed from [[Athenaeus]]. His ''Lexicon of the Ten Orators'' (Λεξικὸν τῶν δέκα ῥητόρων), which has come down to us in an incomplete form, contains, in more or less alphabetical order, notes on well-known events and persons mentioned by the orators, and explanations of legal and commercial expressions. As nearly all the lexicons to the Greek orators have been lost, Harpocration's work is especially valuable. Amongst his authorities were the writers of [[Atthides]] (histories of Attica), the grammarian [[Didymus Chalcenterus]], [[Dionysius of Halicarnassus]], and the lexicographer [[Dionysius, son of Tryphon]]. The book also contains contributions to the history of Attic oratory and [[Greek literature]] generally. His ''Collection of Florid Expressions'', a sort of anthology or [[chrestomathy]] attributed to him by the ''[[Suda]]'', is lost, but elements of it survive in later lexica. A series of articles in the margin of a Cambridge manuscript of the ''Lexicon'' forms the basis of the ''Lexicon rhetoricum Cantabrigiense'' by [[Peter Paul Dobree]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=15}}
__NOTOC__
'''Valerius Harpocration''' ({{lang-grc-gre|Οὐαλέριος}} or {{lang|grc|Βαλέριος Ἁρποκρατίων}}, ''gen''. Ἁρποκρατίωνος) was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[Grammarian (Greco-Roman)|grammarian]] of [[Alexandria]], probably working in the 2nd century AD. He is possibly the Harpocration mentioned by [[Julius Capitolinus]] (''Life of Verus'', 2) as the Greek tutor of [[Lucius Verus]] (2nd century AD); some authorities place him much later, on the ground that he borrowed from [[Athenaeus]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

⚫
Harpocration's ''Lexicon of the Ten Orators'' (Περὶ τῶν Λέξεων τῶν Δέκα Ῥητόρων, or briefly Λεξικὸν τῶν Δέκα Ῥητόρων), which has come down to us in an incomplete form, contains, in more or less alphabetical order, notes on well-known events and persons mentioned by the orators, and explanations of legal and commercial expressions. As nearly all the lexicons to the Greek orators have been lost, Harpocration's work is especially valuable. Amongst his authorities were the writers of [[Atthides]] (histories of Attica), the grammarian [[Didymus Chalcenterus]], [[Dionysius of Halicarnassus]], and the lexicographer [[Dionysius, son of Tryphon]]. The book also contains contributions to the history of Attic oratory and [[Greek literature]] generally.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

The ''Collection of Florid Expressions'', a sort of anthology or [[chrestomathy]] attributed to him by the ''[[Suda]]'', is lost, but elements of it survive in later lexica. A series of articles in the margin of a Cambridge manuscript of the ''Lexicon'' forms the basis of the ''Lexicon rhetoricum Cantabrigiense'' by [[Peter Paul Dobree]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}


==Editions==
==Editions==
* [[Immanuel Bekker]] (1833)
* [[Immanuel Bekker]] (1833)
* [[Karl Wilhelm Dindorf|W. Dindorf]] (1853){{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=15}}
* [[Karl Wilhelm Dindorf|W. Dindorf]] (1853){{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
* [[Georg Kalkoff]], ''De cod. epitomes Harpocrationeae'' (1886)
* [[Georg Kalkoff]], ''De cod. epitomes Harpocrationeae'' (1886)
* [[John J. Keaney]], ''Harpocration:'' Lexeis ''of the Ten Orators'' (1991)
* [[John J. Keaney]], ''Harpocration:'' Lexeis ''of the Ten Orators'' (1991)
Line 11: Line 17:


==References==
==References==
;Attribution
'''Attribution:'''
* {{EB1911 |wstitle=Harpocration, Valerius |volume=13|page=15}} Endnotes:
* {{EB1911 |wstitle=Harpocration, Valerius |volume=13|page=15}} Endnotes:
**{{Cite book |first=J. E. |last=Sandys |authorlink=John Edwin Sandys |title=History of Classical Scholarship |volume=i |year=1906 |pages=325}}
**{{Cite book |first=J. E. |last=Sandys |authorlink=John Edwin Sandys |title=History of Classical Scholarship |volume=i |year=1906 |pages=325}}
**{{Cite book |first=C. |last=Boysen |title=De Harpocrationis fontibus |location=Kiel |year=1876}}
**{{Cite book |first=C. |last=Boysen |title=De Harpocrationis fontibus |location=Kiel |year=1876}}


==External links==
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
{{Wikisourcelang-inline|el|Συγγραφέας:Αρποκρατίων|Αρποκρατίων}}
| NAME = Harpocration, Valerius

| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
*[https://dcthree.github.io/harpokration/ Ongoing English Translation of the Lexicon]
| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
{{Authority control}}
| DATE OF BIRTH =

| PLACE OF BIRTH =
{{EB1911 article with no significant updates}}
| DATE OF DEATH =

| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harpocration, Valerius}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harpocration, Valerius}}
[[Category:Ancient Greek grammarians]]
[[Category:Ancient Greek grammarians]]
[[Category:2nd-century Greek people]]
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:Year of death unknown]]
[[Category:Year of death unknown]]
[[Category:Roman-era Alexandrians]]
[[Category:2nd-century Egyptian people]]

Latest revision as of 13:05, 18 September 2023

Valerius Harpocration (Greek: Οὐαλέριος or Βαλέριος Ἁρποκρατίων, gen. Ἁρποκρατίωνος) was a Greek grammarian of Alexandria, probably working in the 2nd century AD. He is possibly the Harpocration mentioned by Julius Capitolinus (Life of Verus, 2) as the Greek tutor of Lucius Verus (2nd century AD); some authorities place him much later, on the ground that he borrowed from Athenaeus.[1]

Harpocration's Lexicon of the Ten Orators (Περὶ τῶν Λέξεων τῶν Δέκα Ῥητόρων, or briefly Λεξικὸν τῶν Δέκα Ῥητόρων), which has come down to us in an incomplete form, contains, in more or less alphabetical order, notes on well-known events and persons mentioned by the orators, and explanations of legal and commercial expressions. As nearly all the lexicons to the Greek orators have been lost, Harpocration's work is especially valuable. Amongst his authorities were the writers of Atthides (histories of Attica), the grammarian Didymus Chalcenterus, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and the lexicographer Dionysius, son of Tryphon. The book also contains contributions to the history of Attic oratory and Greek literature generally.[1]

The Collection of Florid Expressions, a sort of anthology or chrestomathy attributed to him by the Suda, is lost, but elements of it survive in later lexica. A series of articles in the margin of a Cambridge manuscript of the Lexicon forms the basis of the Lexicon rhetoricum Cantabrigiense by Peter Paul Dobree.[1]

Editions

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911.

References

[edit]

Attribution:

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Harpocration, Valerius". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 15. Endnotes:
    • Sandys, J. E. (1906). History of Classical Scholarship. Vol. i. p. 325.
    • Boysen, C. (1876). De Harpocrationis fontibus. Kiel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
[edit]

 Greek Wikisource has original text related to this article: Αρποκρατίων

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harpocration&oldid=1175945626"