Ὡς οὐχ ὑπάρχων ἀλλὰ τιμωρούμενος

as one not starting [a quarrel] but being avenged

Translated by David Whitehead1 Jan 2004Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 8 words

A proverb.¹ The line is Chaeremon's, from Thersites.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὡς οὐχ ὑπάρχων, ἀλλὰ τιμωρούμενος· παροιμία. ὁ στίχος δέ ἐστι Χαιρήμονος ἐκ Θερσίτου.

Betacode

*(ws ou)x u(pa/rxwn, a)lla\ timwrou/menos: paroimi/a. o( sti/xos de/ e)sti *xairh/monos e)k *qersi/tou.

Notes (2)

1Zenobius 6.51. ↩
2Chaeremon [chi 170] TGrF 71 F3; cf. upsilon 161. For Thersites see theta 257. ↩

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Revision history6 revisions · last 26 Sep 2023

26 Sep 2023tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
20 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
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1 Jan 2004set status — Catharine Roth
1 Jan 2004Translated — David Whitehead