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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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[[darkness]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[σκότος]], ὁ, or τό, [[prose|P.]] [[τὸ σκοτεινόν]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κνέφας]], τό (also [[Xenophon|Xen.]]), [[ὄρφνη]], ἡ. | |||
[[unintelligibility]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἀσάφεια]], ἡ. | |||
[[baseness]] (of [[origin]]): [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[δυσγένεια]], ἡ ([[Plato]]), [[prose|P.]] [[ταπεινότης]], ἡ. | |||
[[ingloriousness]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀδοξία]], ἡ. | |||
[[obscurity of position]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἀξιώματος ἀφάνεια]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 2, 37). | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 10 December 2020
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darkness: P. and V. σκότος, ὁ, or τό, P. τὸ σκοτεινόν, Ar. and V. κνέφας, τό (also Xen.), ὄρφνη, ἡ.
unintelligibility: P. ἀσάφεια, ἡ.
baseness (of origin): P. and V. δυσγένεια, ἡ (Plato), P. ταπεινότης, ἡ.
ingloriousness: P. and V. ἀδοξία, ἡ.
obscurity of position: P. ἀξιώματος ἀφάνεια (Thuc. 2, 37).
