Ἐρυμβόνα τὰ τιμιώτατα εἰς ἀσωτίαν ἀφειδεστάτην
he used to fritter away the most precious things on a most unstinting prodigality
Translated by David Whitehead11 Jan 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
['He used to fritter away' comes] from the verb r(umbonw= . Aelian [sc. uses the phrase].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐρυμβόνα τὰ τιμιώτατα εἰς ἀσωτίαν ἀφειδεστάτην· ἀπὸ τοῦ ῥυμβονῶ ῥήματος. Αἰλιανός.
Betacode
*)erumbo/na ta\ timiw/tata ei)s a)swti/an a)feidesta/thn: a)po\ tou= r(umbonw= r(h/matos. *ai)liano/s.