Ἢ ἤ
hey hey!
Translated by Anne Mahoney4 Dec 1999Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
In Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "hey hey, be quiet, don't say anything stupid". Expressing approval.1 ['Don't say anything stupid' means] don't say something foolish.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἢ ἤ· παρὰ Ἀριστοφάνει ἐν Νεφέλαις· ἢ ἤ, σιώπα, μηδὲν εἴπῃς νήπιον. συγκαταθετικῶς. μὴ εἴπῃς δὲ εὔηθες.
Betacode
*)\h h)/: para\ *)aristofa/nei e)n *nefe/lais: h)\ h)/, siw/pa, mhde\n ei)/ph|s nh/pion. sugkataqetikw=s. mh\ ei)/ph|s de\ eu)/hqes.