Μὴ οὐχί

not no

Translated by Richard Rodriguez11 Jul 2009Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 25 words

Sophocles [writes]: "the boast is there, and I do not deny [sc. having done it], no." [i.e.] No[t] having dyed his sword in the army.¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μὴ οὐχί· Σοφοκλῆς· κόμπος πάρεστι, κοὐκ ἀπαρνοῦμαι τὸ μή. τὸ μὴ οὐχὶ βάψαι τὸ ξίφος ἐν τῷ στρατῷ.

Betacode

*mh\ ou)xi/: *sofoklh=s: ko/mpos pa/resti, kou)k a)parnou=mai to\ mh/. to\ mh\ ou)xi\ ba/yai to\ ci/fos e)n tw=| stratw=|.

Notes (1)

The (untranslatable) headword phrase mh\ ou)xi -- which does not actually occur in the quotation given -- is used with an infinitive after a verb with negative sense. See Smyth §2742 for a full grammatical explanation; web address 1.
1Sophocles, Ajax 96 (web address 2), with comment from the scholia there (referring back to Athena's question in line 95 e)/bayas e)/gxos eu)= pro\s )*argei/wn stratw=|;). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ο809Οὐδέν τι πλέονnothing more"[Nothing more] were the barbarians able to accomplish. They did not think it was right not to engage as nobly as possible with their enemies."

Neighbouring entries

μ965Μηνῦσαιto lay information, to make a disclosure μ966ΜῄονοςMaionian, Maeonian μ967Μὴ οὐχίnot no μ968Μὴ πάντα κατὰ βοὸς ἕξειςyou will not have everything in the manner of an ox μ969Μὴ παραζήλουdo not emulate

Revision history5 revisions · last 1 Sep 2020

1 Sep 2020tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
19 Dec 2014cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
22 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
6 Jul 2010tweaked links — Catharine Roth
12 Jul 2009supplied a translated headword (however inadequate); another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
11 Jul 2009Translated — Richard Rodriguez