Χρῆν
it was necessary
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Apr 2008Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[*xrh=n means the same as] e)/dei .1
Also [sc. attested is]e)xrh=n ["one should have"], [meaning] it was fitting.2
"It was necessary, the saying [goes], not to decipher in the stars how things were with you, nor to find out what the rumor was saying, but rather to have you present with us, or if not, to benefit from your letters."3
Also [sc. attested is]
"It was necessary, the saying [goes], not to decipher in the stars how things were with you, nor to find out what the rumor was saying, but rather to have you present with us, or if not, to benefit from your letters."3