Διαφέρω
I differ
Translated by William Hutton29 Aug 2004Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I am distinguished.1 [Used] with a genitive. "We differ so much from our forebears."2 But [used] with a dative when it means I am hostile. "On account of which both then and now and always I agree to be at war and to differ with them".3 Also, "how does a period differ from a comma? By time."4
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διαφέρω· τὸ διαλλάσσω. γενικῇ. τοσοῦτον διαφέρομεν τῶν προγόνων. δοτικῇ δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἐχθραίνω. ὑπὲρ οὗ καὶ τότε καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ ὁμολογῶ πολεμεῖν καὶ διαφέρεσθαι τούτοις. καί, τίνι διαφέρει στιγμὴ ὑποστιγμῆς; χρόνῳ.