καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
| Full diacritics: ἐκτᾰτέον | Medium diacritics: ἐκτατέον | Low diacritics: εκτατέον | Capitals: ΕΚΤΑΤΕΟΝ |
| Transliteration A: ektatéon | Transliteration B: ektateon | Transliteration C: ektateon | Beta Code: e)ktate/on |
A one must pronounce long, Sch.Il.21.262.
ἐκτᾰτέον: ῥημ. ἐπίθ., δεῖ ἐκτείνειν, Κλήμ. Ἀλ. σ. 447, γραμμ., «ἐκτατέον τὸ ι» Σχόλ. Βικτ. εἰς Ὁμ. Ἰλ. Λ. 678· «ἐκτατέον τὸ α» Σχόλ. Βεν. εἰς Ὁμ. Ἰλ. Φ. 262.
