thus they got the measurement for their ladders
From LSJ
Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
τὴν συμμέτρησιν… τῶν κλιμάκων οὕτως ἔλαβον
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