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ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα –> I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing

Started by RKAT

κείνους δὲ κλαίω ξυμφορᾷ κεχρημένους (Euripides' Medea 347) -> I weep for those who have suffered disaster

Started by ChaceofSpades

νᾶφε καὶ μέμνασο ἀπιστεῖν -> keep a clear head and remember not to believe a thing (Epicharmus fr. 250)

Started by spiros

Early Christian dedication?

Started by suskun

Οὐκ ἐᾷ με καθεύδειν τὸ τοῦ Μιλτιάδου τρόπαιον -> Miltiades' trophy does not let me sleep (Plutarch, Life of Themistocles 3.4)

Started by spiros

σπερματικός λόγος

Started by BW

ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται -> the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top

Started by spiros

What's the difference between καὶ ὁ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος and καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος? (John 1:1)

Started by sunovsam

Καὶ μὴν ὑπεραποθνῄσκειν γε μόνοι ἐθέλουσιν οἱ ἐρῶντες, οὐ μόνον ὅτι ἄνδρες, ἀλλὰ καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες. -> After all, it is only those in love who are actually willing to die for another — not just men, but women as well. (Plato, Symposium 179b)

Started by hermes24

Ἐπεὶ ὁ Ξέρξης, βασιλεὺς ὢν τῶν Περσῶν, τὸν στόλον παρεσκεύαζεν ...

Started by xxbullxdozerxx

Νους εν αιεί των αρχών, νους εν αιεί επιστήμης καί αρχή των αρχών

Started by melans

ἴσα πάντα, ἴσων ἀμφοτέρων, ἰσάκις ἴσος -> all are equal, both are equal, equal multiplied by equal

Started by dmm53

πῶς δ' οὐκ ἀρίστη; τίς δ' ἐναντιώσεται; τί χρὴ γενέσθαι τὴν ὑπερβεβλημένην γυναῖκα; (Euripides' Alcestis 152-54) -> How is she not noblest? Who will deny it? What must a woman have become to surpass her?

Started by 2four0

φθέγμα -> voice of humans, animals, birds, musical instruments: speech, voice, sound of the voice, saying, word, utterance, musical note, bird song, nightingale's song, roaring of a bull

Started by Frederique

εἷς οἰωνὸς ἄριστος, ἀμύνεσθαι περὶ πάτρης –> the best goal is defending your country (Iliad 12.243)

Started by RKAT

εἰ γάρ κεν καὶ σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖο καὶ θαμὰ τοῦτ᾽ ἔρδοις, τάχα κεν μέγα καὶ τὸ γένοιτο -> for if you add only a little to a little and do this often, soon that little will become great (Hesiod W&D, 361-362)

Started by ExoGonia

μαρμαίρειν etymology

Started by chimera

ταις πισταίς λέγει ο κύριος παραβολήν καλήν

Started by poormoparrestorer

Πλέομεν δ' ἐπὶ οἴνοπα πόντον -> We're sailing upon the wine-dark sea.

Started by mack86

Εὐνόης ? (Byzantine ring inscription) -> belonging to Eunoë?

Started by Omicron