Πολλοῦ

very

Translated by Ronald Allen18 Apr 2008Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 11 words

Translation

Meaning altogether.
"You are very bold."1 Also, "very far from it!"2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πολλοῦ· ἀντὶ τοῦ πάνυ. θρασὺς εἶ πολλοῦ. καί, πολλοῦ γε δεῖ.

Betacode
*pollou=: a)nti\ tou= pa/nu. qrasu\s ei)= pollou=. kai/, pollou= ge dei=. 

Notes (2)

  1. The headword, extracted from (or at least illustrated by) the following quotations, is the neuter genitive singular of polu/s, literally 'of much'; cf. pi 1923 and LSJ s.v., III.b.
  2. 1Right so charges Wrong in their stichomythia at Aristophanes, Clouds 915 (web address 1). ↩
  3. 2From Dicaeopolis' rant before the chorus in Aristophanes, Acharnians 543 (web address 2); cf. pi 1929 (and eta 439). ↩

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Revision history5 revisions · last 1 Oct 2021
  1. tweaks — Catharine Roth
  2. upgraded links — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. modified headword and tr; augmented primary note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — Ronald Allen

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