Εἰς δέον
needfully, to meet a need
Translated by David Whitehead17 Apr 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
'The hero summoned him by his father's name: "I found you needfully", he said, "for I wish to summon you to a feast."'1 Meaning I found you opportunely.
And a [there is] proverb: 'for the necessary'; whenever someone does not want to speak openly, in circumstances where a lot of money has been spent, he says 'for the necessary'.2
And a [there is] proverb: 'for the necessary'; whenever someone does not want to speak openly, in circumstances where a lot of money has been spent, he says 'for the necessary'.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εἰς δέον· πατρόθεν αὐτὸν καλέσας ὁ ἥρως, εἰς δέον σε εὗρον, φησί· βούλομαι γὰρ καλέσαι σ' ἐς πανθοινίαν. ἀντὶ τοῦ εὐκαίρως σε εὗρον. καὶ παροιμία· Εἰς δέον· ὅταν τίς θέλῃ μὴ φανερῶς εἰπεῖν, ὅπου τι πολλάκις ἀνάλωσε, λέγει· εἰς δέον.