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πάντα ἐργασία νικᾷ -> work conquers all

Started by mightymo5

Πάντα οὖν ὅσα ἐὰν θέλητε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς· οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται -> Therefore as many things as you would like people to do for you, do also the same for them: that is the Torah, that is the prophets! (Matthew 7:12)

Started by billberg23

Πάντα ταῦτα ἐπείρασα ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ: εἶπα Σοφισθήσομαι, καὶ αὐτὴ ἐμακρύνθη ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ· κτλ. (Εcclesiastes 7:23f., LXX version) -> I tried to give proof in wisdom of all those things; I said, "I will be wise," but that wisdom was far from me ...

Started by luisffmendes

πανταχοῦ ἄνευ *ωροσθαφαςεγσεως*

Started by festugiere

πάντες γὰρ οἱ λαβόντες μάχαιραν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀπολοῦνται -> all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword

Started by Emelor

παντὶ τρόπῳ -> by all means, by hook or by crook

Started by spiros

πάντων τῶν ἄλλων εἰρήνην πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόντων, ὁ τῶν [ ] στρατηγὸς παυσάτω μαχομένους τοὺς οπλίτας.

Started by jmorsay

πάντων χρηµάτων µέτρον ἐστίν ἄνθρωπος, τῶν µέν ὄντων ὡς ἐστιν, τῶν δέ οὐκ ὄντων ὡς οὐκ ἔστιν –> Man is the measure of all things, of things which are, that they are, and of things which are not, that they are not (Protagoras fr.1)

Started by RKAT

παράφθεγμα -> qualification added, incidental remark

Started by wings

παρελθέτω ἀπ' ἐμοῦ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦτο -> spare me this | let this cup pass from me

Started by spiros

παρελθὼν δ' ἔφραζε τῇ ἐαυτοῦ γυναικὶ τὸν πάντα ὐπὸ Ἀστυάγους ῥηθέντα λόγον.

Started by jmorsay

Παρθένε, ἐν ἀκροπόλει Τελεσῖνος ἄγαλμ' ἀνέθηκεν, Κήττιος, ᾧ χαίρουσα, διδοίης ἄλλο ἀναθεῖναι –> O Virgin goddess, Telesinos from the deme of Kettos has set up a statue on the Acropolis. If you are pleased with it, please grant that he set up another

Started by rny

παρώνυμα δέ λέγεται ὅσα ἀπό τινος διαφέροντα τῇ πτώσει τήν κατά τοὔνομα προσηγορίαν ἔχει, οἷον ἀπό τῆς γραμματικῆς ὁ γραμματικός καί ἀπό τῆς ἀνδρείας ὁ ἀνδρεῖος. -> Things are said to be named 'derivatively', which derive their name from some other nam

Started by vbd.

πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται καὶ ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται -> for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted (Luke 14:11)

Started by spiros

πᾶσα σοφία παρὰ Κυρίου καὶ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα –> all wisdom comes from the Lord, she is with him for ever

Started by spiros

Πάτερ ... παρελθέτω ἀπ' ἐμοῦ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦτο -> Father, let this cup pass from me (Matthew 26:39)

Started by RKAT

πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν -> Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34)

Started by horizonhb

πατρὶς γάρ ἐστι πᾶσ' ἵν' ἂν πράττῃ τις εὖ -> homeland is where life is good | homeland is where it is good | ubi bene, ibi patria

Started by spiros

πειθαρχία μήτηρ εὐπραξίας -> obedience is the mother of success

Started by spiros

πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) -> it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced

Started by David A Brown