Tattoos and Ancient Greek

[billberg23]

....is there any other options for it, as far as ancient or modern and upper or lower case? And you gave me "self discipline" but is there a word for just "discipline" or disciplined?

Upper case:  ΣΩΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ
Disciplined (well-ordered) = ΕΥΤΑΚΤΟΣ       εὔτακτος
Discipline (good order) = ΕΥΤΑΞΙΑ        εὐταξία
                  (all ancient Greek)

[flightmedic]

Plato's phrase "only the dead have seen the end of war". I'm thinking about getting this as a tattoo. As that I'm leaving again for next deployment to Afghanistan/ Iraq.
Thanks,
Josh

[wings]

Josh, please read the forum rules carefully (yellow button on top of each page) before posting questions.

As for tattoos, there is a special thread and I am going to move your question there.

[billberg23]

Plato's phrase "only the dead have seen the end of war".

Josh, see https://www.translatum.gr/forum/index.php?topic=309.945 (Reply # 945).

[flightmedic]

Thank you. I found that article on the net as well. Would you still be able to translate into ancient Greek for me? I didn't see that done in the prior thread, I'm to this so I might have missed it though. Could I also have the word for freedom in ancient Greek?

Thank you again.

Josh

[billberg23]

Would you still be able to translate into ancient Greek for me?  Could I also have the word for freedom in ancient Greek?

Οἰ κατθανόντες μόνοι ἑώρακαν τέλος πολέμου.

(That's a version in ancient Greek.  Something tells me, however, that modern Greek would say it more beautifully.  One of the true hellenophones here may come forward with a translation.)

The proud word for freedom is the same in both ancient and modern Greek:

Ἐλευθερία                                         ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ

Stay safe, Josh, and come home soon!

[Hoplite16]

"Live Together, Die Alone"

Ancient Greek translation would be greatly appreciated...

[billberg23]

"Live Together, Die Alone"

Κοινῶς μὲν βιοῦν, χωρὶς δὲ θανεῖν

[plato]

Upper case:  ΣΩΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ
Disciplined (well-ordered) = ΕΥΤΑΚΤΟΣ       εὔτακτος
Discipline (good order) = ΕΥΤΑΞΙΑ        εὐταξία
                  (all ancient Greek)

Modern greek → πειθαρχία           ΠΕΙΘΑΡΧΙΑ

[driki]

Would love if someone could help me get this translated:

"Liars when they speak the truth are not believed."
Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers

I'm thinking of getting this as a reminder so I don't slip up.

[billberg23]

Would love if someone could help me get this translated:

"Liars when they speak the truth are not believed."
Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers

Here is the original Greek of Diogenes, Book 5, para. 17:

Ἐρωτηθεὶς τί περιγίνεται κέρδος τοῖς ψευδομένοις, "ὅταν," ἔφη,
"λέγωσιν ἀλήθειαν, μὴ πιστεύεσθαι."

(When asked what reward people get for lying, [Aristotle] responded, "Not to be believed when they're telling the truth")

[greekhillbilly]

Hi, I am wanting to get a new tatoo but want to get it written in greek.  "WHAT DOESN'T KILL ME MAKES ME STONGER"   If i can get that all in caps that would be wonderful. Thank You, Petros

[F_idάνι]

Why don't you use the ''search'' buttons? There are two of them at the top of this page, one on the right and the other one on the left. You can't miss them. This question is among the most popular in this forum, so you should come up with something interesting. If not, we are here to help you.

(By the way, the forum rules are pretty strict about the topic of our posts. Spare a moment reading them, and we'll be happy to spare much more time to help you.)

Thanks for sharing.

[greekhillbilly]

thank you very much, Petros

[ElliasThe Brave]

People of Greece and People of Ink - I salute you all!

I was wondering whether someone could translate the title of my reply into Ancient Greek, put it in a nice FONT and tell me how to pronounce it phonetically.

I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Elias The Brave