Πολλοῦ δὴ δέω καὶ λέγειν
I am far indeed from saying
Translated by Ronald Allen10 May 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I am silent, I am very far from saying, I do not wish to say.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πολλοῦ δὴ δέω καὶ λέγειν· σιωπῶ, πόρρω λίαν εἰμὶ τοῦ λέγειν, οὐ βούλομαι λέγειν.
Betacode
*pollou= dh\ de/w kai\ le/gein: siwpw=, po/rrw li/an ei)mi\ tou= le/gein, ou) bou/lomai le/gein.
Notes
- Likewise or very similarly in other lexica: references at Photius pi1029, where Theodoridis also cites several Platonic scholia. The headword phrase in this precise form does not occur in Plato (or indeed anywhere else, outside the lexica), but for close approximations see e.g. Euthyphro 13C (web address 1), Apology 30D (web address 2), Theaetetus 166D (web address 3), Phaedrus 228A (web address 4). For the impersonal version of this idiom, see pi 1927 and pi 1929.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 3 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 4 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
π1928Πολλῷ γε μᾶλλον κἂν παρῶσι χίλιοιyes much more even if a thousand are presentπ1929Πολλοῦ γε καὶ δεῖand very far from itπ1930Πολλοῦ δὴ δέω καὶ λέγεινI am far indeed from sayingπ1931Πόλλ' οἶδ' ἀλώπηξa fox knows many things but a hedgehog one big oneπ1932Πολλοὶ θριοβόλοι παῦροι δέ τε μάντιες ἄνδρεςmany thria-throwers but few prophetic men
Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Oct 2021
- cross-references — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ronald Allen