Ἀργυρέα
silver (one)
Translated by Jennifer Benedict13 Jul 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[*)argure/a means the same as] a)rgura= .1
And [there is] a proverb: "fight with silver spears and you will conquer all." In reference to those who propose persuading someone [to do] something difficult with gifts. For the Pythia2 prophesied this oracle to Philip,3 speaking in riddles because of the treachery which was to encompass Greece.4
*xrei/w , [meaning] I prophesy, [is spelled] with a diphthong; the future tense [is] xrh/sw with an eta; but xri/w [means] I anoint.5
And [there is] a proverb: "fight with silver spears and you will conquer all." In reference to those who propose persuading someone [to do] something difficult with gifts. For the Pythia2 prophesied this oracle to Philip,3 speaking in riddles because of the treachery which was to encompass Greece.4