Νῦν εἰς χώραν ἦλθον
now I came into a place; now they came into a place
Translated by Kyle Helms4 Sep 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. a proverbial saying] in reference to those refusing at first to go where they ought, but later arriving of their own accord.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νῦν εἰς χώραν ἦλθον· ἐπὶ τῶν πρῶτον μὲν οὐκ ἀνεχομένων ἐλθεῖν, ὅποι δεῖ, ὕστερον δὲ αὐτομάτως παραγενομένων.
Betacode
*nu=n ei)s xw/ran h)=lqon: e)pi\ tw=n prw=ton me\n ou)k a)nexome/nwn e)lqei=n, o(/poi dei=, u(/steron de\ au)toma/tws paragenome/nwn.
Notes
- cf. Diogenianus 3.39 and 6.86 (both with
h)=lqes , "you came").
See also nu 606.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 18 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another x-ref; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- tweaks, note, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Kyle Helms