ancient
From LSJ
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
P. and V. ἀρχαῖος, παλαιός, Ar. and V. παλαιγενής, V. παλαίφατος.
long existing: V. δηναιός; see old.
belonging to former times: P. and V. ὁ πάλαι, ὁ πρίν, ὁ πρόσθεν.
the ancients: use P. and V. οἱ παλαιοί, οἱ πάλαι, οἱ πρόσθεν.
