Οὐκ ἔχω φράσαι ὅμως γε μέντοι σοι δι' αἰνιγμῶν ἐρῶ
I am not in a position to say -- nevertheless I will speak to you in riddles
Translated by David Whitehead5 Oct 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
['In riddles'] meaning with obscurity.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐκ ἔχω φράσαι· ὅμως γε μέντοι σοι δι' αἰνιγμῶν ἐρῶ· ἀντὶ τοῦ δι' ἀσαφείας.
Betacode
*ou)k e)/xw fra/sai: o(/mws ge me/ntoi soi di' ai)nigmw=n e)rw=: a)nti\ tou= di' a)safei/as.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Frogs 60-1 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
ο892Οὐκ ἔχαδενdid not containο893Οὐκ ἔχων ὅ τι χρήσηται τοῖς παροῦσι κακοῖςnot knowing what he should do in the present evilsο894Οὐκ ἔχω φράσαι ὅμως γε μέντοι σοι δι' αἰνιγμῶν ἐρῶI am not in a position to say -- nevertheless I will speak to you in riddlesο895Οὔκ εἰμι τούτων τῶν ἡρώωνI am not one of these heroesο896Οὐκίnot
Revision history5 revisions · last 20 Feb 2021
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- expanded translation — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead