meaning
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. δύναμις, ἡ (Sophocles, Oedipus Rex 938), P. διάνοια, ἡ, βούλησις, ἡ.
have a double meaning, v.: P. ἐπαμφοτερίζειν.
hidden meaning: P. ὑπόνοια, ἡ.
till you learn the meaning of joy and sorrow: V. ἕως τὸ χαίρειν καὶ τὸ λυπεῖσθαι μάθῃς (Sophocles, Ajax 555).
what was the meaning of this? P. τί τοῦτ' ἠδύνατο (Dem. 233).
we know that this is the meaning of your bringing us before a committee: P. γιγνώσκομεν ὅτι τοῦτο φρονεῖ ὑμῶν ἡ εἰς τοὺς ὀλίγους ἀγωγή (Thuc. 5, 85).
