Πολλαὶ δ' ἀπειλαὶ πολλὰ δὴ μάτην ἔπη θυμῷ κατηπείθησαν ἀλλ' ὁ νοῦς ὅταν αὑτοῦ γένηται φροῦδα τἀπειλήματα
many threats have threatened many words in vain against the heart but when the mind comes to itself the threats are gone
Translated by Catharine Roth31 Dec 2012Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
That is, many men who have made many threats from the heart, when they have softened their heart and recovered a steady mind, have ceased from their threats.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πολλαὶ δ' ἀπειλαὶ πολλὰ δὴ μάτην ἔπη θυμῷ κατηπείθησαν, ἀλλ' ὁ νοῦς ὅταν αὑτοῦ γένηται, φροῦδα τἀπειλήματα· τουτέστι πολλοὶ ἄνθρωποι πολλὰ ἀπειλήσαντες ἐκ θυμοῦ, πέψαντες τὸν θυμὸν καὶ καθεστηκότα νοῦν ἀναλαβόντες ἐπαύσαντο τῶν ἀπειλῶν.
Betacode
*pollai\ d' a)peilai\ polla\ dh\ ma/thn e)/ph qumw=| kathpei/qhsan, a)ll' o( nou=s o(/tan au(tou= ge/nhtai, frou=da ta)peilh/mata: toute/sti polloi\ a)/nqrwpoi polla\ a)peilh/santes e)k qumou=, pe/yantes to\n qumo\n kai\ kaqesthko/ta nou=n a)nalabo/ntes e)pau/santo tw=n a)peilw=n.
Notes
- Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 658-660 (web address 1), with scholion. The first verb is
kathpei/lhsan , not the Suda'skathpei/qhsan ; cf. line 1147.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
π1873Πολλὰ χαίρειν φράσαςhaving told [someone] to rejoice muchπ1874Πολλαχῶςin many waysπ1875Πολλαὶ δ' ἀπειλαὶ πολλὰ δὴ μάτην ἔπη θυμῷ κατηπείθησαν ἀλλ' ὁ νοῦς ὅταν αὑτοῦ γένηται φροῦδα τἀπειλήματαmany threats have threatened many words in vain against the heart but when the mind comes to itself the threats are goneπ1876Πολλαῖς πληγαῖς δρῦς δαμάζεταιby many blows an oak is masteredπ1877Πολέαςmany
Revision history3 revisions · last 27 Sep 2021
- added a link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth