Δυεῖν
two
Translated by Catharine Roth25 Dec 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δυεῖν· Πολύβιος· ἀπελθεῖν εἰς πόλιν, ἣ δυεῖν μὲν ἡμερῶν ἀπεῖχε. καὶ αὖθις· δυεῖν προελέσθαι θάτερον, ἢ τὸ ἢ τό.
Betacode
*duei=n: *polu/bios: a)pelqei=n ei)s po/lin, h(\ duei=n me\n h(merw=n a)pei=xe. kai\ au)=qis: duei=n proele/sqai qa/teron, h)\ to\ h)\ to/.
Notes (2)
- The headword is a later form of the genitive/dative dual of
du/o , instead ofduoi=n (for which see delta 1584). - 1Polybius fr. 32 Büttner-Wobst. ↩
- 2Polybius fr. 33 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (p. 518) that Dindorf, followed by Schweighäuser, rejected this fragment. ↩
References
T. Büttner-Wobst, ed., Polybii Historiae, vol. IV, (Leipzig 1904)
Linked from2 entries
- δ1584Δυοῖνtwo[duoi=n sc. can be used] instead of du/o. "Having decided [to do one] of two evils," -- meaning, doing one of the two -- "either to banish [me] from the land of my fathers, or to capture and kill [me]."
- ε405Ἐκ δυεῖν τρία βλέπειςout of two things you are seeing three[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who through old age or some other affliction do not see clearly or have discerning vision.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 19 Aug 2018
- cosmeticule in n.1, expanded n.2, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth