Ἀντ' ἀγαθῶν ἀγαθίδες
skeins of good things
Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Jul 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A proverb in reference to to those having a fine experience in return for their previous benefactions.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀντ' ἀγαθῶν ἀγαθίδες· παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν εὖ πασχόντων ἀνθ' ὧν εὐεργέτησαν πρότερον.
Betacode
*)ant' a)gaqw=n a)gaqi/des: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n eu)= pasxo/ntwn a)nq' w(=n eu)erge/thsan pro/teron.
Notes
- See already alpha 123. (Note, however, that in the present entry's version the addition of
a)nt' affects the translation somewhat: 'instead of good things, skeins'.)