Χαίρειν
greetings
Translated by David Whitehead29 Oct 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
To add 'greetings' to letters [was] the ancient way. Some say that Kleon was the first to do this, but they are wrong.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χαίρειν· ἀρχαῖον ἔθος τὸ ἐπιστολαῖς προστιθέναι τὸ χαίρειν. οἱ δὲ λέγοντες Κλέωνα πρῶτον χρήσασθαι τούτῳ, ψεύδονται.