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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
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[[do not say aloud what you mean]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἃν λέγῃς… μὴ φωνεῖ μέγα]] ([[Sophocles]], ''[[Philoctetes]]'' 574). | [[do not say aloud what you mean]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἃν λέγῃς… μὴ φωνεῖ μέγα]] ([[Sophocles]], ''[[Philoctetes]]'' 574). | ||
[[my master prayed the contrary, speaking not the words aloud]]: [[verse|V.]] [[δεσπότης ἐμός τἀναντί' ηὔχετ' οὐ γεγωνίσκων λόγους]] ([[Euripides | [[my master prayed the contrary, speaking not the words aloud]]: [[verse|V.]] [[δεσπότης ἐμός τἀναντί' ηὔχετ' οὐ γεγωνίσκων λόγους]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Electra]]'' 808). | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adverb
P. and V. μέγα, P. μεγάλῃ φωνῇ.
do not say aloud what you mean: V. ἃν λέγῃς… μὴ φωνεῖ μέγα (Sophocles, Philoctetes 574).
my master prayed the contrary, speaking not the words aloud: V. δεσπότης ἐμός τἀναντί' ηὔχετ' οὐ γεγωνίσκων λόγους (Euripides, Electra 808).
