Εἰ φίλου χρῄζεις ὑπουργίας
if you need a friend's services
Translated by David Whitehead17 Apr 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those with a noble spirit. For when Antisthenes was ill Diogenes said something like this before handing him a dagger.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εἰ φίλου χρῄζεις ὑπουργίας· ἐπὶ τῶν γενναίαν ψυχὴν ἐχόντων. ἀρρωστοῦντι γὰρ Ἀντισθένει ξιφίδιον δέδωκε Διογένης εἰπὼν τοιοῦτον λόγιον.
Betacode
*ei) fi/lou xrh/|zeis u(pourgi/as: e)pi\ tw=n gennai/an yuxh\n e)xo/ntwn. a)rrwstou=nti ga\r *)antisqe/nei cifi/dion de/dwke *dioge/nhs ei)pw\n toiou=ton lo/gion.