Ἀπολελοιπότες
having left behind
Translated by David Whitehead15 Feb 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Meaning [they] having defeated. The metaphor [comes] from runners. For those who are winning leave behind those being defeated. So [I]socrates in Panathenaikos and Panegyrikos.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπολελοιπότες· ἀντὶ τοῦ νενικηκότες. ἡ μεταφορὰ ἀπὸ τῶν δρομέων. οἱ γὰρ νικῶντες ἀπολείπουσι τοὺς ἡττωμένους. οὕτως Σωκράτης ἐν Παναθηναϊκῷ καὶ Πανηγυρικῷ.