Ἆρ' ἔστιν; οὐκ ἔνεστιν; ἡ γνώμη πλανᾷ; καὶ φημὶ κἀπόφημι κοὐκ ἔχω τί φῶ
Is it? Is it not possible? Does judgment err? I say both yes and no and I do not know what I should say
Translated by Jennifer Benedict11 Jul 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[no gloss]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἆρ' ἔστιν; οὐκ ἔνεστιν; ἡ γνώμη πλανᾷ; καὶ φημὶ κἀπόφημι, κοὐκ ἔχω τί φῶ.
Betacode
*)=ar' e)/stin; ou)k e)/nestin; h( gnw/mh plana=|; kai\ fhmi\ ka)po/fhmi, kou)k e)/xw ti/ fw=.
Notes
- A close approximation of Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 316-317 (which has e.g.
h)/ for thish( : "or does judgment err?"). See web address 1 below for a link to the text on Perseus.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
α3827Ἀρέσκειαobsequiousness, being pleasingα3828Ἀρεστήρpleaserα3829Ἆρ' ἔστιν; οὐκ ἔνεστιν; ἡ γνώμη πλανᾷ; καὶ φημὶ κἀπόφημι κοὐκ ἔχω τί φῶIs it? Is it not possible? Does judgment err? I say both yes and no and I do not know what I should sayα3830Ἀρετήarete, excellence, virtueα3831Ἀρετήarete, virtue, excellence
Revision history3 revisions · last 22 Oct 2015
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict