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ἀνάγκᾳ δ' οὐδὲ θεοὶ μάχονται -> but not even gods fight necessity (Simonides, fr. 37.1.29) Started by billberg23	0 / 49	by billberg23 21 Mar, 2019, 00:44:14
ὃ μὴ γένοιτο -> God forbid, Heaven forbid, knock on wood, knock wood, touch wood, perish the thought Started by spiros	0 / 42	by spiros 20 Mar, 2019, 19:27:55
ἀρχὴν μὲν μὴ φῦναι ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἄριστον· φύντα δ’ ὅμως ὤκιστα πύλας Ἀίδαο περῆσαι -> First, it is best for mortals to not be born. If born, to pass through Hades' gates as soon as possible. Started by spiros	0 / 54	by spiros 19 Mar, 2019, 21:04:25
μετὰ Ὀλυμπιάδα (μ.Ὀ.) -> post-Olympiad Started by gregroz	11 / 210	by spiros 05 Mar, 2019, 18:51:39
δύ' οἰκτρὼ φῶτε -> two unhappy persons, unhappy couple Started by spiros	1 / 83	by billberg23 05 Mar, 2019, 15:30:39
οὐκ ἀθεεὶ ὅδ᾽ ἀνὴρ Ὀδυσήϊον ἐς δόμον ἵκει -> this man does not come to the Odyssean palace without the will of the gods Started by spiros	0 / 61	by spiros 05 Mar, 2019, 13:28:48
ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα σαρκί χρώμενον -> a human is a spirit furnished with flesh Started by spiros	2 / 92	by spiros 04 Mar, 2019, 20:38:42
ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον -> human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow Started by spiros	0 / 64	by spiros 04 Mar, 2019, 18:23:57
κενὰ σκιαγραφήματα τῆς διανοίας -> figments of the imagination Started by spiros	0 / 67	by spiros 03 Mar, 2019, 12:48:52
ἐντονία -> hard-on; Started by spiros	2 / 106	by spiros 03 Mar, 2019, 08:43:54
γενέται καὶ πατρὶς ἔχουσιν ὀστέα -> my parents and my fatherland have my bones Started by spiros	3 / 120	by billberg23 02 Mar, 2019, 23:25:07
ὁκόταν οὖν ταῦτα πληρωθέωσιν, ἐμωρώθη ἡ καρδίη· εἶτα ἐκ τῆς μωρώσιος νάρκη· εἶτ’ ἐκ τῆς νάρκης παράνοια ἔλαβεν -> now when these parts are filled, the heart becomes stupefied, then from the stupefaction numb, and finally from the numbness these women become deranged Started by spiros	0 / 57	by spiros 02 Mar, 2019, 12:57:43
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ -> hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority \| it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving Started by spiros	0 / 76	by spiros 23 Feb, 2019, 10:19:06
ἀρχή ἄνδρα δείκνυσι -> power shows the man, rule will show the man Started by spiros	0 / 62	by spiros 23 Feb, 2019, 10:13:09
λύχνον μεθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων “ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ” –> He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human” Started by spiros	0 / 71	by spiros 22 Feb, 2019, 18:04:29
τῆς αἰδοῦς ὀλίγην ποιήσασθαι φειδώ -> to have little consideration for self-respect Started by spiros	2 / 138	by spiros 20 Feb, 2019, 11:08:52
ἔστι γὰρ ὁ φίλος ἄλλος αὐτός –> a friend, you see, is another self Started by spiros	0 / 79	by spiros 20 Feb, 2019, 09:52:52
ᾤχετο ἀπιών -> vanished, disappeared, disappeared into thin air, vanished into thin air Started by spiros	0 / 97	by spiros 18 Feb, 2019, 12:12:02
ὄρνιθι γὰρ καὶ τὴν τότ᾽ αἰσίῳ τύχην παρέσχες ἡμῖν -> for it was by a good omen that you provided that past fortune to us Started by spiros	0 / 97	by spiros 14 Feb, 2019, 21:46:52
χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται -> when a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him \| when good men are being dragged down, anyone with worthy credentials must feel their pain \| when the noble are afflicted, those who all their lives have been deemed loyal must mourn Started by spiros	2 / 148	by spiros 12 Feb, 2019, 11:31:01

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