Νὴ τὸν
by the ...
Translated by Catharine Roth3 Dec 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[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 ["by Zeus, do [this]"].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νὴ τὸν καὶ Ναὶ μὰ τόν· κατωμοτικὰ ταῦτα· ἀπωμοτικὰ δὲ μὰ τὸν Δί', οὐ μὰ τόν. ὥστε ἐσχάτη ἀκυρολογία τὸ λέγειν, μὰ τὸν Δία ποίησον.
Betacode
*nh\ to\n kai\ *nai\ ma\ to/n: katwmotika\ tau=ta: a)pwmotika\ de\ ma\ to\n *di/', ou) ma\ to/n. w(/ste e)sxa/th a)kurologi/a to\ le/gein, ma\ to\n *di/a poi/hson.
Notes
External resources
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- 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\…
- ν96Ναὶ μὰ τόνyes by the ..."And yes by the ..., if one of the Persian [army] had appeared, the whole Roman [army] would have perished...".
- ν97Ναὶ μὰ τόνyes by the ..."The noble man used to rebuke one who erred and reproach one who acted unjustly and restrain him from his injustice with paternal -- [saying] 'yes by the ...' -- frankness."
- 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.
- ν349Νὴ τὴν ἱερὰν κεφαλήνby the sacred headThe [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.
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