Ὦ νῦν μὲν οὐδείς αὔριον δ' ὑπέρμεγας

o today nobody but tomorrow superstar

Translated by David Whitehead31 Dec 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

12 words

[sc. A saying] in reference to those being honoured contrary to expectations.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὦ νῦν μὲν οὐδείς, αὔριον δ' ὑπέρμεγας· ἐπὶ τῶν παρ' ἐλπίδας τιμωμένων.

Betacode

*)=w nu=n me\n ou)dei/s, au)/rion d' u(pe/rmegas: e)pi\ tw=n par' e)lpi/das timwme/nwn.

Notes

Aristophanes, Knights 158 (web address 1).
Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1227.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

ω124ᾨνοχόειwas pouring wine ω125Ὦ νῦν θερμοὶ βωμοίo altars now hot ω126Ὦ νῦν μὲν οὐδείς αὔριον δ' ὑπέρμεγαςo today nobody but tomorrow superstar ω127ὮξοςOxos, Oxus ω128Ὠξυθυμώθηwas provoked to rage

Revision history5 revisions · last 16 Aug 2012

16 Aug 2012Revised — David Whitehead
29 Aug 2011fixed link — Catharine Roth
8 Aug 2011tweaking — David Whitehead
2 Apr 2004more keywords — David Whitehead
2 Apr 2004added link, set status — Catharine Roth
31 Dec 2003Translated — David Whitehead