Ἶσαι ψῆφοι
equal votes
Translated by David Whitehead7 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
"[...] that he would perish, even if the votes are equal". An exaggerated statement. For whenever the votes [sc. of an Athenian jury] were equal, the defendant was acquitted.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἶσαι ψῆφοι· ὡς ἀπόλοιτο, κἂν ἶσαι ψῆφοι γένωνται. ὑπερβολικῶς εἴρηται. ὅταν γὰρ αἱ ψῆφοι ἶσαι γένωντο, ἀπελύετο ὁ κατηγορούμενος.
Betacode
*)=isai yh=foi: w(s a)po/loito, ka)\n i)=sai yh=foi ge/nwntai. u(perbolikw=s ei)/rhtai. o(/tan ga\r ai( yh=foi i)=sai ge/nwnto, a)pelu/eto o( kathgorou/menos.