Μὴ τεῖνε
don't stretch
Translated by David Whitehead7 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] don't make slow, don't delay, don't take time over.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μὴ τεῖνε· μὴ βράδυνε, μὴ διάτριβε, μὴ χρόνιζε.
Betacode
*mh\ tei=ne: mh\ bra/dune, mh\ dia/tribe, mh\ xro/nize.
Notes
- The headword phrase must be quoted from somewhere, probably Sophocles, Ajax 1040 (web address 1).
For this usage oftei/nw see LSJ s.v., A.II.3.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 22 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead