χ445Χωρὶς τὰ Μυσῶν καὶ Φρυγῶν ὁρίσματα
separate are the boundaries of Mysians and Phrygians
"[Kreon:] Speaking a lot and speaking appropriately are separate matters. [Oedipus:] You talk as if you are speaking briefly but appropriately." That is, it is one thing to talk nonsense and another to say things that…
Χωρὶς τὰ Μυσῶν καὶ Φρυγῶν ὁρίσματα. χωρὶς τό τ' εἰπεῖν πολλὰ καὶ τὸ καίρια. ὡς δὴ σὺ βραχέα, ταῦτα δ' ἐν καιρῷ λέγεις· τουτέστιν ἄλλο ἐστὶ τὸ φλυαρεῖν καὶ ἄλλο τὸ ἀναγκαῖα λέγειν.…
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