Πρὸ τῆς δίκης

before justice

Translated by David Whitehead10 May 2010Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 19 words
[Meaning] of greater esteem than justice. "Those who steal from the gods are chastised, for placing profit before justice."1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πρὸ τῆς δίκης· προτιμότερον τῆς δίκης. οἱ θεοσύλαι κολάζονται, τὸ κέρδος πρὸ τῆς δίκης τιθέμενοι.

Betacode
*pro\ th=s di/khs: protimo/teron th=s di/khs. oi( qeosu/lai kola/zontai, to\ ke/rdos pro\ th=s di/khs tiqe/menoi.

Notes (1)

  1. The headword phrase is presumably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given.
  2. 1Aelian fr. 129 Domingo-Forasté (126 Hercher); cf. under alpha 2571. ↩

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Revision history5 revisions · last 21 Oct 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. updated reference — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. x-ref — David Whitehead
  5. set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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