Ἀρχή
authority, rule
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Apr 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
authority, rule
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Apr 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Ἀρχή, ἡ μὲν φυσικὴ, ὡς λέοντος ἐν ζῴοις καὶ ἀετῶν ἐν ὀρνέοις· ἡ δὲ χειροτονητὴ, ὡς ἐπὶ βασιλέως ἀνθρώπων. Μαρῖνός φησι· γέγονε δὲ ἡμῖν ἡ ἀρχὴ οὐκ ἀρχὴ μόνον, οὐδὲ κατὰ τὴν παροιμίαν ἥμισυ τοῦ παντός. αὐτὸ δὲ ὅλον τὸ πᾶν.
*)arxh/, h( me\n fusikh\, w(s le/ontos e)n zw/|ois kai\ a)etw=n e)n o)rne/ois: h( de\ xeirotonhth\, w(s e)pi\ basile/ws a)nqrw/pwn. *mari=no/s fhsi: ge/gone de\ h(mi=n h( a)rxh\ ou)k a)rxh\ mo/non, ou)de\ kata\ th\n paroimi/an h(/misu tou= panto/s. au)to\ de\ o(/lon to\ pa=n.