Γραμμή
line
Translated by William Hutton16 Dec 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A line is the limit of a surface, or a length having no breadth; that which has only length.1
Also the beginning, the starting gate, the turning post. Aristophanes [writes]: "the line [is] right here." Meaning beginning, starting-gate, the so-called turning-post. From a metaphor of runners. "Forward now, my spirit, the line [is] right here."2
Also the beginning, the starting gate, the turning post. Aristophanes [writes]: "the line [is] right here." Meaning beginning, starting-gate, the so-called turning-post. From a metaphor of runners. "Forward now, my spirit, the line [is] right here."2