Νοῦν ἔχειν

to be sensible

Translated by David Whitehead18 Dec 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

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Polybius [says]: "it is necessary for generals to be sensible and bold: these are the paramount things for activities which are precarious and perilous".

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νοῦν ἔχειν· Πολύβιος· νοῦν ἔχειν καὶ τόλμαν δεῖ τοὺς στρατηγούς, ἅπερ ἐστὶ κυριώτατα πρὸς τὰς ἐπισφαλεῖς καὶ παραβόλους πράξεις.

Betacode
*nou=n e)/xein: *polu/bios: nou=n e)/xein kai\ to/lman dei= tou\s strathgou/s, a(/per e)sti\ kuriw/tata pro\s ta\s e)pisfalei=s kai\ parabo/lous pra/ceis.

Notes

  1. Polybius fr.63 B-W.
    cf. generally nu 522.

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Neighbouring entries

ν519ΝουμήςNoumes, Numesν520Νοῦνintellect, mindν521Νοῦν ἔχεινto be sensibleν522Νουνεχῶςsensiblyν523Νοῦν τὸν ξένονmind (is) the guest
Revision history3 revisions · last 17 Jun 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. x-ref — David Whitehead
  3. supplemented translation, set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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