Ναὶ μὰ τόν
yes by the ...
Translated by Catharine Roth9 Dec 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
"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."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ναὶ μὰ τόν· ἁμαρτάνοντι ἐπέπληττε καὶ ἀδικοῦντα ἤλεγχε καὶ ἀνέστειλε τοῦ ἀδικεῖν πατρικῇ, ναὶ μὰ τόν, ὁ γενναῖος τῇ παρρησίᾳ.
Betacode
*nai\ ma\ to/n: a(marta/nonti e)pe/plhtte kai\ a)dikou=nta h)/legxe kai\ a)ne/steile tou= a)dikei=n patrikh=|, nai\ ma\ to/n, o( gennai=os th=| parrhsi/a|.
Notes
Linked from4 entries
- μ1ΜάbyHomer uses this as having the status of a syllable. Sometimes however he uses nai/ instead of ma/, as in "yea by this scepter," when [someone] swears. But when [someone] makes a denial on oath, he adds the [particle] of…
- ν92ΝαίyesAdverb of affirmation. It is also used in oaths with a lowered accent, as in nai\ tw\ qew/ ["by the two goddesses"], that is "by the goddesses."
- ν96Ναὶ μὰ τόνyes by the ..."And yes by the ..., if one of the Persian [army] had appeared, the whole Roman [army] would have perished...".
- ν98Ναὶ μὰ τόνyes by the ..."Yes by my shriveled hide", that is skin. Callimachus in Hecale [sc. uses this phrase. He goes on]: "yes by this tree, dry though it is." The ancients were not inclined to swear by the gods, but by random things. Thus…
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Revision history5 revisions · last 5 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- updated reference — Catharine Roth
- added keyword — Catharine Roth
- modified translation, augmented note — Catharine Roth
- augmented note; added a keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth