Ἄλευε

keep away from

Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 May 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 16 words

Ionians say "avoid" this way.¹
And [there is] a saying: "keep away from a bigger man."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἄλευε· Ἴωνες τὸ φύλαξαι οὕτως λέγουσι. καὶ παροιμία· ἄλευ' ἀπὸ μείζονος ἀνδρός.

Betacode

*)/aleue: *)/iwnes to\ fu/lacai ou(/tws le/gousi. kai\ paroimi/a: a)/leu' a)po\ mei/zonos a)ndro/s.