Ἀριθμῶ
I count
Translated by Jennifer Benedict24 Jul 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Used] with an accusative.1
Also [sc. attested is the participle]a)riqmou=nta ["him counting"], [meaning him] assigning. "And counting some men to the bodyguards/spear-carriers".2
The Pythagoreans gave a name to every number. The number adds up to ten. Ten [is] the sum of the four [numbers]. And because of this they used to call the whole number tetraktys [four-sum].3
Also [sc. attested is the participle]
The Pythagoreans gave a name to every number. The number adds up to ten. Ten [is] the sum of the four [numbers]. And because of this they used to call the whole number tetraktys [four-sum].3