Ἅπαντα γάρ τοι βρωτὰ πολιορκουμένοις
for all things are food to the besieged
Translated by Jennifer Benedict29 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
The saying [is] in reference to necessity. For the besieged often grasp even at things they should not.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἅπαντα γάρ τοι βρωτὰ πολιορκουμένοις· ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀναγκαίου ὁ λόγος. οἱ γὰρ πολιορκούμενοι πολλάκις καὶ ὧν οὐ δεῖ ἅπτονται.
Betacode
*(/apanta ga/r toi brwta\ poliorkoume/nois: e)pi\ tou= a)nagkai/ou o( lo/gos. oi( ga\r poliorkou/menoi polla/kis kai\ w(=n ou) dei= a(/ptontai.
Notes (1)
- The proverb in this form (Arsenius 3.58a has an abbreviated one, with no gloss) is a line of hexameter iambic verse.
- 1An oblique reference to cannibalism. ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 2 Aug 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keywords — David Whitehead
- added note; modified keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict