Μεγαρέων ἄξιοι μερίδος
worthy of a Megarians' portion; worthy of a Megarians' share
Translated by Amelia Brown13 Aug 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Meaning [those who are] dishonorable.1 For that is what the Megarians [are] like.2
"That such is the matter [sc. involved here] the witnesses [are] notable and clear, not some obscure people, nor [worthy] of the Megarians' portion, but of those who have been reported as pre-eminent in wisdom."3
See concerning Megarians in the [entry] Dios Korinthos.4
"That such is the matter [sc. involved here] the witnesses [are] notable and clear, not some obscure people, nor [worthy] of the Megarians' portion, but of those who have been reported as pre-eminent in wisdom."3
See concerning Megarians in the [entry] Dios Korinthos.4
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μεγαρέων ἄξιοι μερίδος· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἄτιμοι. τοιοῦτοι γὰρ οἱ Μεγαρεῖς. ὅτι δὲ τοιοῦτόν ἐστι τὸ πρᾶγμα, δῆλοι καὶ σαφεῖς οἱ μάρτυρες, οὐκ ἄδοξοί τινες, οὐδὲ τῆς Μεγαρέων μερίδος, ἀλλὰ τῶν ἀπενεγκαμένων τῆς σοφίας τὰ πρῶτα. ζήτει περὶ Μεγαρέων ἐν τῷ Διὸς Κόρινθος.
Betacode
*megare/wn a)/cioi meri/dos: a)nti\ tou= a)/timoi. toiou=toi ga\r oi( *megarei=s. o(/ti de\ toiou=to/n e)sti to\ pra=gma, dh=loi kai\ safei=s oi( ma/rtures, ou)k a)/docoi/ tines, ou)de\ th=s *megare/wn meri/dos, a)lla\ tw=n a)penegkame/nwn th=s sofi/as ta\ prw=ta. zh/tei peri\ *megare/wn e)n tw=| *dio\s *ko/rinqos.
Notes (4)
- 1cf. in brief tau 537. ↩
- 2For Megara, the small Greek city-state lying between Boeotia (north), Attica (east) and Corinthia (south), see also mu 383 (another proverb, mu 384, mu 385, mu 386. Megara -- on the site of the modern Greek city of the same name, where several monuments of the ancient city and a small museum may be visited -- was frequently the cause of disputes between its larger neighbors. ↩
- 3An approximation of Julian (the emperor), Orations 8.249C-D (which does include 'worthy'). ↩
- 4delta 1207. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- μ383Μεγαρέων δάκρυαMegarians' tearsBecause a great deal of garlic grows in the Megarid, it led to a proverb in reference to those pretending to weep, or forced to, and not at something they had actually suffered. Megareus ['a Megarian'] [is] the…
- μ384ΜεγαρίζοντεςMegarizing; acting like Megarians; talking like Megarians[Meaning those who are] suffering from famine; or talking big.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 13 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked headword and translation; augmented and modified notes; more keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Amelia Brown