Οὐ μὴ ληρήσῃς
do not talk nonsense
Translated by Ronald Allen24 Jun 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] will you not stop talking nonsense?1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐ μὴ ληρήσῃς· οὐ παύσῃ ληρῶν;
Betacode
*ou) mh\ lhrh/sh|s: ou) pau/sh| lhrw=n;
Notes (1)
- In dramatic contexts, the sequence
ou) mh/ of the headword phrase, followed by a second person subjunctive, expresses strong prohibition (Smyth, 1800c (note)). Here the verb is indeed the aorist subjunctive active, second person singular, oflhre/w (I talk nonsense, am foolish); see LSJ s.v. The entry is generated by an instance of this expression (although some manuscripts transmit the alternative spellinglhrh/seis ; Dover, p. 26 and pp. 140-1) at Aristophanes, Clouds 367 (web address 1). See on Bernhardy in omicron 918, and further, next note. - 1Except for the participle, which is
fluarw=n (prattling; see LSJ s.v.fluare/w ), the scholion to Aristophanes, Clouds 367 (web address 1) is the same. ↩
References
H.W. Smyth, Greek Grammar, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1956
K.J. Dover, ed., Aristophanes Clouds, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968
K.J. Dover, ed., Aristophanes Clouds, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 1 Aug 2013
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ronald Allen