Κατακέλευσον
enough!
Translated by David Whitehead27 May 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Meaning command silence. For the boatswains were often in the habit of ordering silence, saying 'be silent', and 'listen', and suchlike. Aristophanes in Birds [writes]: "o thrice-blessed, o most renowned, o most wise, o most subtle." Since [Peisetairos] was not listening, [the herald] says "o -- enough!", as if to the rowers. And "o", he is saying, "tell me to stop".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κατακέλευσον· ἀντὶ τοῦ σιωπὴν κήρυξον. οἱ γὰρ κελευσταὶ πολλάκις σιωπᾶν παραγγέλλειν εἰώθασι, σιώπα λέγοντες, καὶ ἄκουε, καὶ τὰ ὅμοια. Ἀριστοφάνης Ὄρνισιν· ὦ τρισμάκαρ· ὦ κλεινότατε· ὦ σοφώτατε· ὦ γλαφυρώτατε. ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἤκουε, φησίν, ὦ κατακέλευσον, ὥσπερ τοῖς ἐρέσσουσι. καὶ ὦ, λέγει, παύσασθαι παρακέλευσαί μοι.