Ἄρτι
just now
Translated by Jennifer Benedict17 Aug 2001Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the part of the past bordering on "now", the opposite of "right away"; for this borders on "now" in the future.1
Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "[Socrates] just now asked." Meaning on the spur of the moment; so that they might seem to speak impromptu, and say everything on the spur of the moment.2
Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "[Socrates] just now asked." Meaning on the spur of the moment; so that they might seem to speak impromptu, and say everything on the spur of the moment.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄρτι· τὸ μέρος τοῦ παρεληλυθότος συνάπτων τῷ νῦν ἐναντίως ἔχον τῷ αὐτίκα· τοῦτο γὰρ κατὰ τὸ μέλλον συνάπτει τῷ νῦν. Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις· ἀνήρετ' ἄρτι. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐξ ὑπογύου· ἵνα αὐτοσχεδιάζειν δοκῶσι, καὶ πάντα ἐξ ὑπογύου λέγειν.