Χαύνωσιν
mystification
Translated by Jennifer Benedict16 Mar 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
That is, a refutation of lawsuits. "How would this man ever learn evasion of a lawsuit, or a summons, or persuasive mystification?" 'Summons': that is, testimony; 'mystification' [is] a refutation of lawsuits; 'persuasive' [is] like deceit and persuading the listeners with empty speech -- [taken] from to persuade [pei/qein ] the suit.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χαύνωσιν· τουτέστι λύσιν τῶν δικῶν. πῶς ἂν μάθοι πόθ' οὗτος ἀπόφευξιν δίκης ἢ κλῆσιν ἢ χαύνωσιν ἀναπειστηρίαν; κλῆσιν τουτέστιν μαρτυρίαν, χαύνωσιν λύσιν τῶν δικῶν, ἀναπειστηρίαν οἷον ἀπάτην καὶ διακένῳ ῥήματι ἀναπείθουσαν τοὺς ἀκούοντας, παρὰ τὸ πείθειν τὴν δίκην.