Πολλῷ γε μᾶλλον κἂν παρῶσι χίλιοι
yes much more even if a thousand are present
Translated by Ronald Allen28 Apr 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
In reference to those proclaiming that they will be victorious in every way.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πολλῷ γε μᾶλλον, κἂν παρῶσι χίλιοι· ἐπὶ τῶν ἐκ παντὸς τρόπου νικήσειν ἐπαγγελλομένων.
Betacode
*pollw=| ge ma=llon, ka)\n parw=si xi/lioi: e)pi\ tw=n e)k panto\s tro/pou nikh/sein e)paggellome/nwn.
Notes
- Socrates (promising Strepsiades that with rhetorical skill he can avoid paying his debts no matter how many witnesses to them there are) in Aristophanes, Clouds 1153 (web address 1), with the gloss -- making his words sound proverbial -- of the scholia there.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 1 Oct 2021
- tweaks — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked headword and tr; expanded note; augmented and modified keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ronald Allen