Μήτε νεῖν μήτε γράμματα ἐπίστασθαι
to know neither swimming nor letters
Translated by David Whitehead27 Sep 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to the completely ignorant; for amongst Athenians diving and letters used to be taught from earliest childhood.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μήτε νεῖν μήτε γράμματα ἐπίστασθαι· ἐπὶ τῶν παντάπασιν ἀμαθῶν· παρὰ γὰρ Ἀθηναίοις εὐθὺς ἐκ παιδὸς κολυμβᾶν καὶ γράμματα ἐδιδάσκετο.
Betacode
*mh/te nei=n mh/te gra/mmata e)pi/stasqai: e)pi\ tw=n panta/pasin a)maqw=n: para\ ga\r *)aqhnai/ois eu)qu\s e)k paido\s kolumba=n kai\ gra/mmata e)dida/sketo.
Notes
- cf. Plato, Laws 3.689D (web address 1); Apostolius 11.53.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 22 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, modified headword, added note, link and keywords, set status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead