Κἄν τι σφαλῆτ' ἐξ ἀξίου γοῦν
and if you stumble [you will] at least [be hanged from a tree that is] worthy
Translated by David Whitehead11 Dec 2007Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Aristophanes [sc. writes this]: see under 'should be hanged from a fine tree'.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κἄν τι σφαλῆτ' ἐξ ἀξίου γοῦν· Ἀριστοφάνης· ζήτει ἐν τῷ ἀπὸ καλοῦ ξύλου.
Betacode
*ka)/n ti sfalh=t' e)c a)ci/ou gou=n: *)aristofa/nhs: zh/tei e)n tw=| a)po\ kalou= cu/lou.
Notes (1)
- 1alpha 3334; and see also alpha 2815. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- α2815Ἄξιονproper, fine, worthyIs applied to what is just. Thus Demosthenes [uses the word]. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)/cion cu/lon ["fine timber"], [meaning timber] well and beautifully worked, good, beautiful. Aristophanes [writes]: "if…
- α3334Ἀπὸ καλοῦ ξύλου κἂν ἀπάγξασθαιshould be hanged from a fine timber[Aristophanes] wants to say that it is better to employ noble and well-scrutinized generals than base ones. For if it is necessary to suffer, better to suffer at the hands of someone good than someone base. And…
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Revision history2 revisions · last 27 Jan 2013
- another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead