Συνελόντι φράσαι

to state briefly

Translated by David Whitehead17 Oct 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] to speak summarily.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Συνελόντι φράσαι· συντόμως εἰπεῖν.

Betacode

*sunelo/nti fra/sai: sunto/mws ei)pei=n.

A copiously attested idiom, whether the infinitive is ei)pei=n, fa/nai, or (as here) fra/sai. Other instances (both with fa/nai) under theta 228 and tau 185.

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