Ἀρχαῖα
principals
Translated by Jennifer Benedict11 Apr 2001Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the capital sums of debts. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "[weep, you moneylenders] yourselves and your principals and your compound interests."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀρχαῖα· τὰ κεφάλαια τῶν χρεῶν. Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις· αὐτοί τε καὶ τἀρχαῖα καὶ τόκοι τόκων.
Betacode
*)arxai=a: ta\ kefa/laia tw=n xrew=n. *)aristofa/nhs *nefe/lais: au)toi/ te kai\ ta)rxai=a kai\ to/koi to/kwn.