Ἀειγυβένς

aeigubens

Translated by Carl Widstrand12 Jan 2000Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 16 words
That is, " listen [all]" in Latin. The aei means "listen"1 and the bens means "all."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀειγυβένς· τουτέστιν ἀκούσατε Ῥωμαϊστί. τὸ ἀεί σημαίνει ἀκούσατε, τὸ δὲ βὲνς πάντες.

Betacode
*)aeigube/ns: toute/stin a)kou/sate *(rwmai+sti/. to\ a)ei/ shmai/nei a)kou/sate, to\ de\ be\ns pa/ntes.

Notes (2)

  1. Apparently a Latin phrase used on public occasions, like Norman-French "oyez" in Anglophone law courts.
  2. 1audi(te), presumably. ↩
  3. 2[o]mnes. ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 12 Jan 2012
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. modified translation, added notes and keyword — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — Carl Widstrand

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