Ἀλλαξάμενος
having chosen, having exchanged
Translated by Jennifer Benedict31 Mar 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he] having preferred.
"For the sake of profit the unfortunate man having chosen mutilation; and [this] was an example and a lesson to all, not to risk or to profit by similar things".1
"For the sake of profit the unfortunate man having chosen mutilation; and [this] was an example and a lesson to all, not to risk or to profit by similar things".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀλλαξάμενος· προτιμήσας. ὑπὲρ τοῦ κέρδους ὁ κακοδαίμων τὴν πήρωσιν ἀλλαξάμενος· καὶ ἦν παράδειγμα καὶ παίδευμα πᾶσιν ὥστε μὴ τολμᾶν μηδὲ κερδαίνειν παραπλήσια.