Δικαιότερον σταχάνης
more just than a stachane
Translated by David Whitehead12 May 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who love justice; for stachane is what the Dorians call a pair of scales, perhaps by a link with stasis.
And [there is] another [version of the] proverb. More just than a pair of scales.1
And [there is] another [version of the] proverb. More just than a pair of scales.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δικαιότερον σταχάνης· ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ δίκαια ἀγαπώντων· σταχάνην γὰρ οἱ Δωριεῖς τὴν τρυτάνην καλοῦσιν, ἴσως παρὰ τὴν στάσιν. καὶ ἑτέρα παροιμία. Δικαιότερος τρυτάνης.