Νὴ τὴν ἱερὰν κεφαλήν
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Translated by Catharine Roth3 Dec 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
The [particle] nh/ is an adverb used to swear affirmatively, that is to confirm with an oath, just as ma/ is used to swear negatively, to deny on oath.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νὴ τὴν ἱερὰν κεφαλήν· τὸ νὴ κατωμοτικόν ἐστιν ἐπίρρημα, τουτέστι μεθ' ὅρκου βεβαιωτικόν, ὥσπερ τὸ μὰ ἀπωμοτικόν, μεθ' ὅρκου ἀρνητικόν.
Betacode
*nh\ th\n i(era\n kefalh/n: to\ nh\ katwmotiko/n e)stin e)pi/rrhma, toute/sti meq' o(/rkou bebaiwtiko/n, w(/sper to\ ma\ a)pwmotiko/n, meq' o(/rkou a)rnhtiko/n.
Notes
External resources
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Linked from4 entries
- μ31Μὰ Δίαby ZeusNot saying [this] in the sense of ma\ to\n *di/a, as some suppose: but they used to use it instead of ma\ *di/a, just as [they used] nh\ *di/a in the sense of nai/ ["yes"]. Therefore they say both nai\ *di/a and nai\…
- ν299Νὴ Δίαby Zeus![nh\ *Di/a means the same as] ma\ to\n *Di/a.
- ν348Νὴ τήνby the ...[nh\ th/n means the same as] ma\ th/n. [The expression is] elliptical, like ma\ to/n and ma\ ta/s.
- ν350Νὴ τὸνby the ...[nh\ to\n] and nai\ ma\ to/n: these [are expressions used in] affirmative oaths; but ma\ to\n *dia [and] ou) ma\ to/n [are used in] negative oaths. So [it is] the extreme of incorrectness to say, ma\ to\n *di/a poi/hson…
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