Ὅ τι πέρ ἐστιν ὄφελος ἐν τῇ πόλει

all who are of any worth in the city

Translated by David Whitehead16 Nov 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

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Aristophanes [sc. says this]. That is, the aristocrats.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὅ τι πέρ ἐστιν ὄφελος ἐν τῇ πόλει· Ἀριστοφάνης. τουτέστιν εὐγενεῖς.

Betacode

*(/o ti pe/r e)stin o)/felos e)n th=| po/lei: *)aristofa/nhs. toute/stin eu)genei=s.

Notes

Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 53 (web address 1), with the gloss from the scholia there. See also omicron 995.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ο995Ὄφελοςadvantage, asset, benefit, profit, worthAristophanes [writes]: "[...] and other women, all who are of any worth in the city." That is, the aristocrats. And elsewhere: "[...] but Livius' [sc. disciples] hearing anything from them [sc. his teachings] benefited…

Neighbouring entries

ο736Ὅτι ξένουςthat guest-friends ο737Ὅτι παιδὶthat a child ο738Ὅ τι πέρ ἐστιν ὄφελος ἐν τῇ πόλειall who are of any worth in the city ο739Ὅτι πρὸς τὴν φυλὴνthat to the tribe ο740Ὅτι ῥαbecause

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8 Sep 2011fixed link, raised status — Catharine Roth
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16 Nov 2003Translated — David Whitehead