Ἐπὶ τῶν ὑποκειμένων
on the basis of the status quo
Translated by David Whitehead9 May 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] on the basis of things that have already happened.
"He sent envoys to make things clear: Publius [Scipio] approved of peace, but his advisers differed and maintained that matters should remain on the basis of the status quo".1 [Meaning on the basis of] things that existed.
"He sent envoys to make things clear: Publius [Scipio] approved of peace, but his advisers differed and maintained that matters should remain on the basis of the status quo".1 [Meaning on the basis of] things that existed.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπὶ τῶν ὑποκειμένων· ἐπὶ τῶν φθασάντων γενέσθαι. πρέσβεις δὲ ἔπεμπεν διασαφοῦντας, Πόπλιον μὲν εὐδοκεῖν τὴν εἰρήνην, τοὺς δὲ ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ διαφέρεσθαι καὶ φάναι διαμένειν ἐπὶ τῶν ὑποκειμένων. ἐνεστώτων.