Ἡ ἀπὸ Σκυθῶν ῥῆσις
the statement from Scythians
Translated by William Hutton16 Dec 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
the statement from Scythians
Translated by William Hutton16 Dec 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Ἡ ἀπὸ Σκυθῶν ῥῆσις· τέτακται ἡ παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν ἀποτόμως οἰμώζειν τινὰ λεγόντων· παρ' ὅσον οἱ Σκύθαι Δαρείῳ τῷ Πέρσῃ, μηνύσαντι περὶ τοῦ εἶξαι, ἀπεκρίναντο κλαίειν αὐτὸν εἰπόντες.
*(h a)po\ *skuqw=n r(h=sis: te/taktai h( paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n a)poto/mws oi)mw/zein tina\ lego/ntwn: par' o(/son oi( *sku/qai *darei/w| tw=| *pe/rsh|, mhnu/santi peri\ tou= ei)=cai, a)pekri/nanto klai/ein au)to\n ei)po/ntes.