Οὐδὲν γὰρ οἷον ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ τοῦ νόμου
for there is nothing like hearing the law itself
Translated by David Whitehead28 May 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐδὲν γὰρ οἷον ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ τοῦ νόμου· οὐ γὰρ τοιοῦτον ἐγὼ δύναμαι εἰπεῖν, οἷον ὁ νόμος. οὐδὲν γὰρ οἷον, ὦ φίλη Λυσιστράτη· ἀντὶ τοῦ τὸ κωλύον.
Betacode
*ou)de\n ga\r oi(=on a)kou/ein au)tou= tou= no/mou: ou) ga\r toiou=ton e)gw\ du/namai ei)pei=n, oi(=on o( no/mos. ou)de\n ga\r oi(=on, w)= fi/lh *lusistra/th: a)nti\ tou= to\ kwlu/on.
Notes (2)
- 1Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius omicron614 Theodoridis. The headword phrase comes from Demosthenes 21.46 (web address 1); cf. under omicroniota 147. ↩
- 2Aristophanes, Lysistrata 135 (Kalonike on marital sex: web address 2), with scholion (for which cf. omicron 786). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- ο786Οὐδὲν δὲ οἷον ἔστ' ἀκοῦσαι τῶν ἐπῶνthere is nothing like hearing the versesThat is, there is nothing now preventing us listening to the oracles. This is how they used to refer to something advantageous. 'Nothing like' [means] nothing preventing.
- οι147ΟἷονasThe correlative of toiou=ton ["such"], and the [word] used in examples, and the [word] used in exclamation. As in: for there is nothing like hearing the law itself. Demosthenes in the [speech] Against Meidias [writes]:…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 31 Jul 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
- added links, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead