υνκνοων—Πολλά τοι σμικροὶ λόγοι ἔσφηλαν ἤδη καὶ κατώρθωσαν βροτούς
many small words have tripped men up and righted them
Translated by Catharine Roth25 Dec 2012Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Meaning, they are harmed and helped by chance events.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πολλά τοι σμικροὶ λόγοι ἔσφηλαν ἤδη καὶ κατώρθωσαν βροτούς· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν τυχόντων καὶ βλάπτονται καὶ ὠφελοῦνται.
Betacode
*polla/ toi smikroi\ lo/goi e)/sfhlan h)/dh kai\ katw/rqwsan brotou/s: a)nti\ tou= a)po\ tw=n tuxo/ntwn kai\ bla/ptontai kai\ w)felou=ntai.
Notes
- Sophocles, Electra 415-416 (web address 1), with fuller scholia. Also quoted by Eustathius (but not in the paroemiographers).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
π1868Πολλά κεν εἰδείης οἷς τὸν θεὸν ἐξαπατήσαιςyou would know many things with which you might deceive the godπ1869Πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρουmany things lie between a cup and a lip's edgeπ1870υνκνοων—Πολλά τοι σμικροὶ λόγοι ἔσφηλαν ἤδη καὶ κατώρθωσαν βροτούςmany small words have tripped men up and righted themπ1871Πολλαπλᾶmultipleπ1872Πολλάςmany
Revision history2 revisions · last 7 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth