<20Ἀλλ' ἔστ' ἀληθὴς ἡ βροτῶν παροιμία ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα
but it is true, the saying of men: gifts of enemies are no gifts, and not profitable
Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 May 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀλλ' ἔστ' ἀληθὴς ἡ βροτῶν παροιμία· ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα, κοὐκ ὀνήσιμα. Αἴας φησίν. ζήτει ἐν τῷ ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα, κοὐκ ὀνήσιμα.
Betacode
*)all' e)/st' a)lhqh\s h( brotw=n paroimi/a: e)xqrw=n a)/dwra dw=ra, kou)k o)nh/sima. *ai)/as fhsi/n. zh/tei e)n tw=| e)xqrw=n a)/dwra dw=ra, kou)k o)nh/sima.
Notes (2)
- 1Sophocles, Ajax 665. ↩
- 2epsilon 4028; see also alpha 519. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- ε4028Ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα κοὐκ ὀνήσιμαenemies' charities are uncharitable and not helpfulAjax says: "but I will go to the bathing place and the seaside meadows, so I may purify my defilements and escape the weighty wrath of the goddess. When I arrive, whatever trackless place I reach, I will dig up the…
- μ1234Μονονουχίall but[Meaning] almost, nearly. Meaning to speak properly or to come close to saying. "[...] all but quoting the tragic phrase: 'the gifts of enemies are no gifts'."
Neighbouring entries
α1142Ἀλλ' ἕπου χώρας τρόποιςbut follow a country's waysα1143Ἀλλ' ἔσθι' ἐλθὼν τοὺς Μεγακλέους κίοναςbut go and eat the pillars of Megaclesα1144<20Ἀλλ' ἔστ' ἀληθὴς ἡ βροτῶν παροιμία ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶραbut it is true, the saying of men: gifts of enemies are no gifts, and not profitableα1145Ἀλετρεύουσινthey mashα1146Ἀλετρίβανοςpestle
Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Feb 2012
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified headword and translation; augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict