Οὐχ οἷόν τε
not such as
Translated by Ronald Allen20 Aug 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] not able.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐχ οἷόν τε· οὐ δυνατόν.
Betacode
*ou)x oi(=o/n te: ou) dunato/n.
Notes (1)
- In the headword phrase, presumably quoted from somewhere, the adjective is the neuter nominative/accusative (and masculine accusative) singular of
oi(=os ; cf. omicron 987, and see generally LSJ s.v. - 1The lemma is identically glossed in the Synagoge, Photius' Lexicon (omicron700 Theodoridis), and Lexica Segueriana 322.31; cf. Hesychius. See also omicroniota 150, omicroniota 153, omicroniota 154, omicroniota 156. ↩
Linked from3 entries
- ο987Οὐχ οἷά τε εἶναιnot such as to be[Meaning things] not able. "But these things are not such as to be unaccomplished, since the gods allowed them to have impunity [as] having originated from themselves."
- 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."
- ο991Οὐχ οἷός τ' εἴμ'I am not such as"[I am not such as] to scare away the laughter, seeing a lionskin laid upon a saffron robe." The saffron robe [is] a Dionysiac garment; but [Dionysus] was wearing a lionskin like Herakles. The saying is applied to…
Neighbouring entries
ο988Οὐχ οἷόν τ' ἀνέσχοντο τῶν λόγωνthey were unable to endure the words but stoned to death the man who had spokenο989Οὐχ οἷονnot only notο990Οὐχ οἷόν τεnot such asο991Οὐχ οἷός τ' εἴμ'I am not such asο992Οὐχ ὑπ' ἄλλων ἀλλὰ τοῖς αὑτῶν πτεροῖς ἁλισκόμεθαnot by others but by our own feathers are we being taken
Revision history4 revisions · last 20 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- tweaked note, added cross-references, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ronald Allen