Πρὸ τῶν ὅλων
before them all
Translated by Catharine Roth·17 Oct 2013·Vetting: high·4 revisions
2 notes · 15 words Translation
[Meaning] first of them all.
1 "And doing everything in place of all before them all."
2Greek original · Adler’s text
Πρὸ τῶν ὅλων· πρότερος τῶν ὅλων. καὶ πάντα πράττων ἄνθ' ὅλων πρὸ τῶν ὅλων.
Betacode
*pro\ tw=n o(/lwn: pro/teros tw=n o(/lwn. kai\ pa/nta pra/ttwn a)/nq' o(/lwn pro\ tw=n o(/lwn.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword phrase is presumably extracted from the quotation given (though it is also attested in Philo of Alexandria and elsewhere). ↩
- 2George of Pisidia↗, Persian Expedition 3.85 Tartaglia, on Heraclius's courage in battle. On Heraclius, see eta 465 generally. ↩
Revision history4 revisions · last 23 Nov 2025
- expanded n.2, added cross-reference — Ronald Allen
- tweak — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth