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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
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===adverb=== | |||
[[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἴσως]], [[τάχα]]. | |||
[[to make as assertion less strong]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[σχεδόν]] τι. | |||
[[perhaps I do not put your nature to shame]]: [[verse|V.]] [[σχεδόν τι τὴν σὴν οὐ καταισχύνω φύσιν]] ([[Sophocles]], ''[[Electra]]'' 609). | |||
[[perhaps you are right]]: [[prose|P.]] [[κινδυνεύεις ἀληθῆ λέγειν]] ([[Plato]], ''[[Symposium]]'' 205D). | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:15, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adverb
to make as assertion less strong: P. and V. σχεδόν τι.
perhaps I do not put your nature to shame: V. σχεδόν τι τὴν σὴν οὐ καταισχύνω φύσιν (Sophocles, Electra 609).
perhaps you are right: P. κινδυνεύεις ἀληθῆ λέγειν (Plato, Symposium 205D).
