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ἐὰν ἐκπέσῃ τὸ σιδήριον καὶ αὐτὸς πρόσωπον ἐτάραξεν καὶ δυνάμεις δυναμώσει καὶ περισσεία τοῦ ἀνδρείου σοφία (Ecclesiastes 10:10, LXX version) -> If the iron axe fails, and the man has furrowed his brow, he will gather his strength, and the redoubling of his manly vigor will be the wise thing.

Started by luisffmendes

Τει Άθενάαι τει νίκει ίέρεαν καταστεσαι... νεόν δέ οίκοδομεδαι καθότι ‘αω Καλλικράτες χσυγγράφσει καί βομόν λίθινον

Started by rastrajarda

Δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω -> Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth (Archimedes)

Started by spiros2033

καὶ ποταμοὺς τινας διαβάντες ἐν μεγίστῃ παρεγινόμεθα κώμῃ (Priscus, History) -> and having crossed some rivers we reached a very large village

Started by monteleone1

τέλος δεδωκώς Xθύλου, σoι χάριν φέρω -> having given the end of Cthulhu, I confer a favor on you

Started by Chris_Reynolds

τὴν ἐλευθερίαν πᾶσι τοῖς Ἕλλησι παρέσχεν

Started by xxbullxdozerxx

πάντα ἐργασία νικᾷ -> work conquers all

Started by mightymo5

ὅτι τίς ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ἐπελεύσεται ὀπίσω τῆς βουλῆς τὰ ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτήν; (Ecclesiastes 2:12, LXX version) -> for who is the man who, after following his own plan, will find wisdom (in) everything he has done?

Started by luisffmendes

Indecipherable inscription?

Started by suskun

απόστολοι λύουσι δούλους

Started by poormoparrestorer

[σώματρον]

Started by raggar

Έπονε κούρος με κλέπτει βολάτε μελανός καλός

Started by yiddi

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)

Started by vbd.

μὴ πιστεύσητε τοῖς ἀμαθεστέροις ὑμῶν αὐτῶν -> do not believe those who are more ignorant than you yourselves

Started by jmorsay

Πίστις κελεύει -> Faith/trust gives the command

Started by Rogo

Kατεσκευάσθη τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦτο ποτήριον ... ἐν ἔτει ,αω'α' -> Τhis holy cup was made ... in the year 1801

Started by Holygrail

μολὼν λαβέ -> come and take them (Leonidas via Plutarch, Apophthegmata Laconica 225C12)

Started by river

φιλοτιμία καλεῖ τέχν' ὑπερόντα κτλ. -> ambition for honor is calling superior sons ... (Inscription on church wall, Constantinople)

Started by trkyem

ταις πισταίς λέγει ο κύριος παραβολήν καλήν

Started by poormoparrestorer

μετὰ Ὀλυμπιάδα (μ.Ὀ.) -> post-Olympiad

Started by gregroz