Ἀφ' ὑψηλοῦ μου καταγελᾷς

you are laughing at me from on high

Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Jun 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

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That is, you are looking down on me entirely. The metaphor [comes] from those "speaking from a height", a)f' u(/yous.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀφ' ὑψηλοῦ μου καταγελᾷς· οἱονεὶ πάνυ μου καταφρονεῖς. ἡ μεταφορὰ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀφ' ὕψους διαλεγομένων.

Betacode

*)af' u(yhlou= mou katagela=|s: oi(onei\ pa/nu mou katafronei=s. h( metafora\ a)po\ tw=n a)f' u(/yous dialegome/nwn.