Αἰγῶν ὀνόματα
nanny-goats' names
Translated by William Hutton29 Oct 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
That is, useless things; for [all] nanny-goats [are] alike.1 But names are applied to things that differ as a means of distinguishing them.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αἰγῶν ὀνόματα· οἷον ἄχρηστα πράγματα· ὅμοιαι γὰρ αἱ αἶγες. ἐπὶ δὲ τοῖς διαφέρουσιν ὡς χαρακτηριστικὰ τίθεται τὰ ὀνόματα.
Betacode
*ai)gw=n o)no/mata: oi(=on a)/xrhsta pra/gmata: o(/moiai ga\r ai( ai)=ges. e)pi\ de\ toi=s diafe/rousin w(s xarakthristika\ ti/qetai ta\ o)no/mata.