Ἄημα
blast
Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 18 Mar 2001 · Vetting: high · 8 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the breath of the wind.1
"The dreadful blast of winds puts the roaring sea to bed; almighty sleep binds and releases, he does not hold forever. Can we not learn to grow wise? For I am newly aware that an enemy is to be hated by us only as much as one who will become a friend again; and I wish to give to a friend only so much service as to one who will not always remain [a friend]. For the haven of companionship is faithless to many men."2
"The dreadful blast of winds puts the roaring sea to bed; almighty sleep binds and releases, he does not hold forever. Can we not learn to grow wise? For I am newly aware that an enemy is to be hated by us only as much as one who will become a friend again; and I wish to give to a friend only so much service as to one who will not always remain [a friend]. For the haven of companionship is faithless to many men."2
Greek original
Ἄημα· ἡ πνοὴ τοῦ ἀνέμου. δεινόν τ' ἄημα πνευμάτων ἐκοίμισε στένοντα πόντον· ὁ δὲ παγκρατὴς ὕπνος λύει πεδήσας, οὐδ' ἀεὶ λαχὼν ἔχει. ἡμεῖς δὲ πῶς οὐ γνωσόμεθα σωφρονεῖν; ἐγὼ δ' ἐπίσταμαι γὰρ ἀρτίως, ὅτι ὅτ' ἐχθρὸς ἤμην ἐς τοσόνδ' ἐχθραντέος ὡς καὶ φιλήσων αὖθις, ἔς τε τὸν φίλον τοσαῦθ' ὑπουργῶν ὠφελεῖν βουλήσομαι, ὡς αἰὲν οὐ μενοῦντα. τοῖς πολλοῖσι γὰρ βροτῶν ἄπιστός ἐσθ' ἑταιρείας λιμήν.
Betacode
*)/ahma: h( pnoh\ tou= a)ne/mou. deino/n t' a)/hma pneuma/twn e)koi/mise ste/nonta po/nton: o( de\ pagkrath\s u(/pnos lu/ei pedh/sas, ou)d' a)ei\ laxw\n e)/xei. h(mei=s de\ pw=s ou) gnwso/meqa swfronei=n; e)gw\ d' e)pi/stamai ga\r a)rti/ws, o(/ti o(/t' e)xqro\s h)/mhn e)s toso/nd' e)xqrante/os w(s kai\ filh/swn au)=qis, e)/s te to\n fi/lon tosau=q' u(pourgw=n w)felei=n boulh/somai, w(s ai)e\n ou) menou=nta. toi=s polloi=si ga\r brotw=n a)/pisto/s e)sq' e(tairei/as limh/n.
Notes (1)
- [1] Same glossing, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword, a neuter noun, is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given.↩
- 2Sophocles, Ajax 674-683 (web address 1 below), here reproduced with several errors; cf. epsilon 4016, lambda 545.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from (1)
Neighbours in Adler order
Revisions (8)
- David Whitehead
- Catharine Rothupgraded link
- David Whitehead
- David Whiteheadanother note; another keyword; cosmetics
- Jennifer Benedictupdated link
- David Whiteheadaugmented note; cosmetics
- Jennifer Benedicttranslated