Ἁπτέα
must be grasped
Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 Jun 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Meaning that which must be attempted. "It seemed to this man that the deed must be grasped, before the minds of the rest became set on a radical change of opinion."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἁπτέα· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐπιχειρητέον. τούτῳ δὲ ἐδόκει ἁπτέα τοῦ ἔργου, πρὶν καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν ἐπαρθῆναι εἰς τὸ νεωτερίζειν τὰς γνώμας.
Betacode
*(apte/a: a)nti\ tou= e)pixeirhte/on. tou/tw| de\ e)do/kei a(pte/a tou= e)/rgou, pri\n kai\ tw=n loipw=n e)parqh=nai ei)s to\ newteri/zein ta\s gnw/mas.