Ἆρά γε τοῦτ' ἆρ' ἐγώ ποτ' ἐπόψομαι;
so will I myself ever see this, then?
Translated by Jennifer Benedict29 Jun 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Meaning will I be so lucky [as to see it]?
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἆρά γε τοῦτ' ἆρ' ἐγώ ποτ' ἐπόψομαι; ἀντὶ τοῦ εὐδαιμονήσω.
Betacode
*)=ara/ ge tou=t' a)=r' e)gw/ pot' e)po/yomai; a)nti\ tou= eu)daimonh/sw.
Notes
- From the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 466, where the headword phrase occurs (web address 1 below).
Apart from the elucidation which the scholium provides, the main feature of interest in the line is its unparalleled combination of particles; see Dover ad loc.