Αὐτόθεν
from this very place, from that very place
Translated by William Hutton21 Mar 2002Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Meaning from here/hence/thence. "There is no way they will not go thither from this very place." [So says] Aristophanes in Acharnians.1
And elsewhere: "yet it was necessary to set out from that very place, as they were, to face the enemy and to take the outcome of the war into their own hands."2
Or 'from this very place' meaning from home, from within.
"But he started out on the course to injustice from this very place."3
And Josephus [writes]: "to send bribes to the king from that very place."4 Meaning from home.
Or, 'from that very place' [meaning] from there, or from the present time.
"The Romans, from that very point [in time] were already hoping to capture the encampment."5 Meaning 'immediately.'
And Thucydides [writes]: "It was winter, and the Athenians from that very place [in time] did not yet think it was a good idea to carry on the war."6
And elsewhere: "yet it was necessary to set out from that very place, as they were, to face the enemy and to take the outcome of the war into their own hands."2
Or 'from this very place' meaning from home, from within.
"But he started out on the course to injustice from this very place."3
And Josephus [writes]: "to send bribes to the king from that very place."4 Meaning from home.
Or, 'from that very place' [meaning] from there, or from the present time.
"The Romans, from that very point [in time] were already hoping to capture the encampment."5 Meaning 'immediately.'
And Thucydides [writes]: "It was winter, and the Athenians from that very place [in time] did not yet think it was a good idea to carry on the war."6