Οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος πλὴν ἐγώ
there is no other except I
Translated by David Whitehead28 May 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
An Attic idiom meaning 'except for me' [plh\n e)mou= ]. Aristophanes in Plutus [writes]: "no, by Zeus; for there is no other except I".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος πλὴν ἐγώ· Ἀττικῶς ἀντὶ τοῦ πλὴν ἐμοῦ. Ἀριστοφάνης Πλούτῳ· μὰ τὸν Δί'· οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἄλλος πλὴν ἐγώ.
Betacode
*ou)k e)/stin a)/llos plh\n e)gw/: *)attikw=s a)nti\ tou= plh\n e)mou=. *)aristofa/nhs *plou/tw|: ma\ to\n *di/': ou) ga/r e)stin a)/llos plh\n e)gw/.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 106 (web address 1), with scholion. The distinction, to which attention is being drawn, is between
plh/n as a conjunction and as a preposition; see generally LSJ s.v.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 30 May 2010
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead