Οὐκ ἐπαινεθείης οὐδὲ ἐν περιδείπνῳ
you would not be praised even at a funeral-feast
Translated by David Whitehead5 Oct 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
The proverb applies to worthless people. For at funeral-feasts it was their custom to praise the deceased, even if he was a nobody.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐκ ἐπαινεθείης, οὐδὲ ἐν περιδείπνῳ· ἐπὶ τῶν μηδενὸς ἀξίων ἡ παροιμία. εἰώθεσαν γὰρ τὸν ἐν τοῖς περιδείπνοις τελευτήσαντα ἐπαινεῖν, καὶ εἰ φαῦλος ἦν.
Betacode
*ou)k e)paineqei/hs, ou)de\ e)n peridei/pnw|: e)pi\ tw=n mhdeno\s a)ci/wn h( paroimi/a. ei)w/qesan ga\r to\n e)n toi=s peridei/pnois teleuth/santa e)painei=n, kai\ ei) fau=los h)=n.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 26 Feb 2021
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- supplied note — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead