Ὡς οὐκ ἀρκέσοι
as if nothing would suffice
Translated by David Whitehead5 Sep 2005Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"[As if nothing would suffice] except for him to be entirely crushed by rocks and die". [The messenger is speaking] about Teucer. [He means:] as if nothing would be adequate for him but to become a victim of stoning; as if nothing will prevent him from being stoned.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὡς οὐκ ἀρκέσοι τὸ μὴ οὐ πέτροισι πᾶς καταξανθεὶς θανεῖν· περὶ τοῦ Τεύκρου. ὡς οὐκ ἐπαρκέσοι ἑαυτῷ μὴ λιθόλευστος γενέσθαι· ὡς οὐ κωλύσει ἑαυτὸν καταλιθωθῆναι.
Betacode
*(ws ou)k a)rke/soi to\ mh\ ou) pe/troisi pa=s katacanqei\s qanei=n: peri\ tou= *teu/krou. w(s ou)k e)parke/soi e(autw=| mh\ liqo/leustos gene/sqai: w(s ou) kwlu/sei e(auto\n kataliqwqh=nai.
Notes
- Sophocles, Ajax 727-8 (web address 1), with explanation from the scholia there.
For 'a victim of stoning' see lambda 518.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-ref — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead