Οὐχ οἷόν τ' ἀνέσχοντο τῶν λόγων

they were unable to endure the words but stoned to death the man who had spoken

Translated by David Whitehead30 Oct 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

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Greek original · Adler’s text

Οὐχ οἷόν τ' ἀνέσχοντο τῶν λόγων, ἀλλὰ κατέλευσαν τὸν εἰπόντα.

Betacode

*ou)x oi(=o/n t' a)ne/sxonto tw=n lo/gwn, a)lla\ kate/leusan to\n ei)po/nta.

Notes

As Adler notes, Gaisford and Bernhardy linked this quotation -- which she herself attributed to Aelian -- with the Persian-War episode recounted in Herodotus 9.5.2 (Lykides) and Demosthenes 18.204 (Kyrsilos, kappa 2770).
For 'they stoned to death' cf. kappa 940.

Linked from1 entry

ο989Οὐχ οἷονnot only not"Not only were they not heeding them, but they simply deemed it not worthy to listen." Polybius [writes]: "not only was he not heeding what they were saying, but he could not bear putting them forth."

Neighbouring entries

ο986Οὐ χρήone should not ο987Οὐχ οἷά τε εἶναιnot such as to be ο988Οὐχ οἷόν τ' ἀνέσχοντο τῶν λόγωνthey were unable to endure the words but stoned to death the man who had spoken ο989Οὐχ οἷονnot only not ο990Οὐχ οἷόν τεnot such as

Revision history3 revisions · last 2 Aug 2013

2 Aug 2013Revised — David Whitehead
1 Nov 2009another x-ref; tweaked tr — David Whitehead
30 Oct 2009set status — Catharine Roth
30 Oct 2009Translated — David Whitehead