Νόημα
thought, idea
Translated by Catharine Roth12 Feb 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] discovery. "The idea [is] the goddess's, but the theft mine." For thus the demagogues used to say wittily that their own thoughts were the goddess's. [As if to say] that the goddess suggested [the idea], but I grabbed [it] myself.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νόημα· ἐφεύρεμα. τὸ μὲν νόημα τῆς θεοῦ, τὸ δὲ κλέμμ' ἐμόν. οὕτω γὰρ οἱ δημαγωγοὶ ἀστεϊζόμενοι ἔλεγον τὰς ἑαυτῶν ἐπινοίας τῆς θεοῦ. ὅτι ἡ μὲν θεὸς ὑπέβαλεν, ἥρπασα δὲ ἐγώ.
Betacode
*no/hma: e)feu/rema. to\ me\n no/hma th=s qeou=, to\ de\ kle/mm' e)mo/n. ou(/tw ga\r oi( dhmagwgoi\ a)stei+zo/menoi e)/legon ta\s e(autw=n e)pinoi/as th=s qeou=. o(/ti h( me\n qeo\s u(pe/balen, h(/rpasa de\ e)gw/.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Knights 1203 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there; again at tau 750.
'The goddess' is Athena.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Jun 2013
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- expanded note; tweaking — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth