Πολλοὶ μὲν ἐχθροί
many enemies but few people to rely on
Translated by David Whitehead18 Apr 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[no gloss]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πολλοὶ μὲν ἐχθροί, παῦροι δ' ὠφελήσιμοι.
Betacode
*polloi\ me\n e)xqroi/, pau=roi d' w)felh/simoi.
Notes
- Sophocles, Ajax 1022 (here misquoted: the second element should be neuter): web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
π1931Πόλλ' οἶδ' ἀλώπηξa fox knows many things but a hedgehog one big oneπ1932Πολλοὶ θριοβόλοι παῦροι δέ τε μάντιες ἄνδρεςmany thria-throwers but few prophetic menπ1933Πολλοὶ μὲν ἐχθροίmany enemies but few people to rely onπ1934Πολλοί σε μισήσουσιν ἐὰν σαυτὸν φιλῇςmany will hate you if you love yourselfπ1935Πολλοὶ στρατηγοὶ Καρίαν ἀπώλεσαν καὶ τὴν Ἁλικαρνασσοῦ πολιορκίανmany generals lost Caria and the siege of Halicarnassus
Revision history3 revisions · last 8 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead