Οὔκ εἰμι τούτων τῶν ἡρώων
I am not one of these heroes
Translated by David Whitehead30 Oct 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
This [sc. proverb] is applied to those wishing to do good; for heroes [were/are] ready to harm rather than to benefit.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὔκ εἰμι τούτων τῶν ἡρώων· αὕτη τέτακται ἐπὶ τῶν βουλομένων εὖ ποιεῖν· οἱ γὰρ ἥρωες κακοῦν ἕτοιμοι μᾶλλον ἢ εὐεργετεῖν.
Betacode
*ou)/k ei)mi tou/twn tw=n h(rw/wn: au(/th te/taktai e)pi\ tw=n boulome/nwn eu)= poiei=n: oi( ga\r h(/rwes kakou=n e(/toimoi ma=llon h)\ eu)ergetei=n.
Notes
Neighbouring entries
ο893Οὐκ 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 heroesο896Οὐκίnotο897Οὐ κομῶI do not let my hair grow long
Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Aug 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead