Ἀπαργμάτων ὡρίων καιριώτερον
more fitting than seasonable grave-offerings
Translated by Jennifer Benedict26 Mar 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπαργμάτων ὡρίων καιριώτερον· φησὶν ὁ Θεολόγος ἐν τῷ, χθὲς τῇ λαμπρᾷ τῶν φωτῶν ἡμέρᾳ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐναγισμάτων, ἃ εἰς τοὺς τάφους ἔβαλλον. τὸ δὲ καιριώτερον, ἀναγκαιότερον.