Βάλε βάλε τὸ τρίτον εἴη
cast, cast, for the third time may it be
Translated by Jennifer Benedict13 Apr 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Meaning if only it were [advantageous] for me.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βάλε, βάλε, τὸ τρίτον εἴη· ἀντὶ τοῦ εἴθε μοι.
Betacode
*ba/le, ba/le, to\ tri/ton ei)/h: a)nti\ tou= ei)/qe moi.
Notes
- The headword phrase is an unmetrical version of Callimachus, Hecale fr. 254 (latter part of line 2): it should begin
ba/le moi , notba/le, ba/le . The comment is from the scholia thereto.