Νόμος καὶ χώρα
custom and country
Translated by David Whitehead18 Dec 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[A proverbial phrase used] because of the fact that each people uses customs of its own.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νόμος καὶ χώρα· διὰ τὸ ἕκαστον ἔθνος ἰδίοις νόμοις χρῆσθαι.
Betacode
*no/mos kai\ xw/ra: dia\ to\ e(/kaston e)/qnos i)di/ois no/mois xrh=sqai.
Notes
- More fully in Zenobius 5.25; summarily, as here, in other paroemiographers.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 17 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead