Μηδ' ἀμελῶ

nor do I neglect

Translated by David Whitehead9 Jan 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

10 words
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to people/things one despises.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μηδ' ἀμελῶ· ἐπὶ τῶν καταφρονουμένων.

Betacode
*mhd' a)melw=: e)pi\ tw=n katafronoume/nwn.

Notes

  1. The Suda's version of the phrase, mhd' a)melw=, appears more plausibly in Appendix Proverbiorum 3.92 as *Mh/dwn a)melw=: "I neglect the Medes".
    For the verb see alpha 1550.

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μ865Μηδ' ἄκανθα ἀμύξῃ τοὺς ἀγαθούςnot even a thorn scratches good menμ866ΜήδαμαMedama, Medaba, Madabaμ867Μηδ' ἀμελῶnor do I neglectμ868Μηδαμῇnot at allμ869Μηδαμινόςgood-for-nothing
Revision history4 revisions · last 18 May 2016
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. x-ref — David Whitehead
  4. set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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