Ὅτῳ γὰρ φίλον
for to whom [it is] dear
Translated by Catharine Roth4 Jun 2010Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] whomever it pleases.1
"But to whomever these [words] are not dear in his mind, let that man be content with those [other thoughts], and I [am content] with these."2
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "in what way they might take vengeance on him." Meaning how [they might do so]; [it is used] both instead ofpw=s ["how"] and instead of w(=| tini ["to whomever"].3
"But to whomever these [words] are not dear in his mind, let that man be content with those [other thoughts], and I [am content] with these."2
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "in what way they might take vengeance on him." Meaning how [they might do so]; [it is used] both instead of
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὅτῳ γὰρ φίλον· ᾧ τινι ἀρέσκει. ὅτῳ δὲ μὴ τάδ' ἐστιν ἐν γνώμῃ φίλα, κεῖνός τ' ἐκεῖνα στεργέτω, κἀγὼ δὲ ταῦτα. καί, ὅτῳ ἂν αὐτὸν τιμωρήσαιντο. ἀντὶ τοῦ πῶς, καὶ ἀντὶ τοῦ ᾧ τινι.
Betacode
*(/otw| ga\r fi/lon: w(=| tini a)re/skei. o(/tw| de\ mh\ ta/d' e)stin e)n gnw/mh| fi/la, kei=no/s t' e)kei=na sterge/tw, ka)gw\ de\ tau=ta. kai/, o(/tw| a)\n au)to\n timwrh/sainto. a)nti\ tou= pw=s, kai\ a)nti\ tou= w(=| tini.
Notes (3)
- 1Same entry in the Synagoge, Lexica Segueriana 321.27, and Photius, Lexicon omicron600 Theodoridis. The headword phrase must be quoted from somewhere; outside these lexica, the only extant instances are in Origen (Contra Celsum/Against Celsus 5.47) and Eusebius (Ecclesiastical History 5.4.3). ↩
- 2Sophocles, Ajax 1039 (web address 1). ↩
- 3Quotation unidentifiable (Adler tentatively attributes it to Aelian);
o(/tw| is an alternative form forw(=| tini , dative singular of the indefinite relative or indirect interrogative pronouno(/stis . ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history6 revisions · last 20 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- tweaks — Catharine Roth
- cosmetic — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- expanded n.1; more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented n.1; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth