Ἀπέστω
let him go away
Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 Jan 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] let him go hence, let him be banished. "Let sweet-minded sleep go away from [my] eyes." Socrates says [this] about those who want to philosophize.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπέστω· οἰχέσθω, διωκέσθω. ὕπνος δ' ἀπέστω γλυκύθυμος ὀμμάτων. ἐπὶ τῶν βουλομένων φιλοσοφεῖν ὁ Σωκράτης φησίν.
Betacode
*)ape/stw: oi)xe/sqw, diwke/sqw. u(/pnos d' a)pe/stw gluku/qumos o)mma/twn. e)pi\ tw=n boulome/nwn filosofei=n o( *swkra/ths fhsi/n.