Ancient Greek→English translation forum

κεκλημένον βαρβαρικῶς → called in the language of the country

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οὐ τῷ πλήθει ἀλλὰ τῷ ἀξιώματι → not in numbers but in quality

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ὡς νῦν ἔχει → as it now stands, as it is now

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μηδεὶς φοβείσθω τὸν θάνατον → let nobody be afraid of death

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αὐτῇ καθ' αὑτὴν εἰλικρινεῖ τῇ διανοίᾳ χρώμενος → by using his mind alone by itself and uncorrupted

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μέγα βιβλίον ἴσον τῷ μεγάλῳ κακῷ → a big book is the same as a big bad | a big book is the same as a big pain | a big book is a big evil | big book, big bad

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οὗ δ' ἂν Ἔρως μὴ ἐφάψηται, σκοτεινός –> he on whom Love has laid no hold is obscure | he whom Love touches not walks in darkness

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οἴνῳ τὸν οἶνον ἐξελαύνειν → chase out the wine with wine, take a hair of the dog that bit you, try to drive out the wine with wine

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πᾷ τὰς φρένας ἐκπεπότασαι → where have you scattered your wits, what senselessness has possessed you

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Λυδία λίθος → Lydian stone, touchstone, siliceous stone used to assay gold, magnet

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ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν → forgive us our trespasses

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ὅμοιον ὁμοίῳ ἀεὶ πελάζει → like draws to like, like attracts like, birds of a feather flock together

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πρὶν τοὺς ἰχθῦς ἑλεῖν σὺ τὴν ἅλμην κυκᾷς –> you're mixing the sauce before catching the fish | don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him

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ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι → o men of Athens, Athenians

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μνήσθητι τίς μου ἡ ὑπόστασις → remember how short my time is

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ἤπειρον εἰς ἄπειρον → limitless mainland

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νῦν χρὴ μεθύσθην → now's the time for drunkenness

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ἄχος ἄτλητον → unendurable grief

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παρὰ τὸ Λύδιον ἅρμα θέειν → be left far behind

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τὰ μάταια ἀναλώματα → useless expenses

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