Διαβάλλεται
is misleading
Translated by David Whitehead5 Oct 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
They use [sc. this verb] in application to deceiving. Archippus [writes]: "for I shall mislead the old man today".1 And Aristophanes [writes]: "your uncle is misleading you, you wretch".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διαβάλλεται· χρῶνται ἐπὶ τοῦ ἐξαπατᾶν. Ἄρχιππος· τὸν γὰρ γέροντα διαβαλοῦμαι τήμερον. καὶ Ἀριστοφάνης· διαβάλλεταί σ' ὁ θεῖος, ὦ πόνηρε σύ.
Betacode
*diaba/lletai: xrw=ntai e)pi\ tou= e)capata=n. *)/arxippos: to\n ga\r ge/ronta diabalou=mai th/meron. kai\ *)aristofa/nhs: diaba/lletai/ s' o( qei=os, w)= po/nhre su/.