Οὐκ ἂν ἀποδοίης; οὐχ ὅσον γ' ἐμοί γ' εἰδέναι
won't you pay [me] back? -- not as far as I know
Translated by Ronald Allen16 Jun 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐκ ἂν ἀποδοίης; οὐχ, ὅσον γ' ἐμοί γ' εἰδέναι· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐν ὅσῳ ἐν ἐμαυτῷ εἰμι καὶ οἶδά τι. τουτέστιν αἰσθάνομαι.
Betacode
*ou)k a)\n a)podoi/hs; ou)x, o(/son g' e)moi/ g' ei)de/nai: a)nti\ tou= e)n o(/sw| e)n e)mautw=| ei)mi kai\ oi)=da/ ti. toute/stin ai)sqa/nomai.
Notes (2)
- The first part of the lemma is the question put to Strepsiades by the First Creditor at Aristophanes, Clouds 1252 (web address 1). The verb form here is the aorist optative active, second person singular, of
a)podi/dwmi , I give, grant, pay back, render what is due; see LSJ s.v. The second part of the lemma is Strepsiades' glib answer in the following line (again see web address 1).
With no hint of any such insincerity, Theaetetus answers Socrates' provocative question (as to whether the mathematician Theodorus is a painter) using this expression at Plato, Theaetetus 145A (web address 2).
[In her critical apparatus, Adler notes that ms A omitted the first particlege (here, elided).] - 1Following the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 1252. ↩
- 2For this absolute sense, see LSJ s.v.
ai)sqa/nomai , II (I perceive, apprehend). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
ο844Οὐ καθέστηκενhas not kept calm, has not maintained composureο845Οὐκ ἄλλως ποιεῖταιit is not idly doneο846Οὐκ ἂν ἀποδοίης; οὐχ ὅσον γ' ἐμοί γ' εἰδέναιwon't you pay [me] back? -- not as far as I knowο847Οὐκ ἀνασχήσομαιI will not put up with [it]ο848Οὐκ ἂν δύναιο γαστρὶ πενθῆσαι νέκυνyou could not mourn a dead man with a belly
Revision history4 revisions · last 25 Feb 2021
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- upgraded links — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ronald Allen