Οἷος εἶ
you are willing
Translated by David Whitehead21 Dec 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
['you are willing'] and 'you are able'. The one without the [particle] te signifies you wish and you prefer, but the one with the te [indicates] ability. Lysias uses both.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οἷος εἶ καὶ οἷός τε εἶ· τὸ μὲν χωρὶς τοῦ τε σημαίνει τὸ βούλει καὶ προῄρησαι, τὸ δὲ σὺν τῷ τε δύνασθαι. ἀμφοτέροις δὲ Λυσίας ἐχρήσατο.
Betacode
*oi(=os ei)= kai\ oi(=o/s te ei)=: to\ me\n xwri\s tou= te shmai/nei to\ bou/lei kai\ proh/|rhsai, to\ de\ su\n tw=| te du/nasqai. a)mfote/rois de\ *lusi/as e)xrh/sato.
Notes
- Abridged from Harpokration s.v., which is more specific: Lysias uses both in the same (lost) speech Against Lysitheos (fr. 159 Sauppe, now 211a Carey OCT). Cf. omicroniota 151, omicroniota 153.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 28 Mar 2021
- cross-references — Catharine Roth
- updated note; tweaks — David Whitehead
- added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified translation — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead