Σὲ δὲ ταῦτ' ἀρέσκει μἀλλὰ πλεῖν ἢ μαίνομαι
But do these things please you? Nay rather I am further than crazy
Translated by William Hutton18 Oct 2013Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] but I am more than crazy about it. That is, it pleases me exceedingly. In Attic [dialect]. I am greater than crazy.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σὲ δὲ ταῦτ' ἀρέσκει, μἀλλὰ πλεῖν ἢ μαίνομαι· ἀλλὰ πλέον ἢ μαίνομαι ἐπ' αὐτῷ. τουτέστιν ὑπερβαλλόντως μοι ἀρέσκει. Ἀττικῶς. μᾶλλον ἢ μαίνομαι.
Betacode
*se\ de\ tau=t' a)re/skei, ma)lla\ plei=n h)\ mai/nomai: a)lla\ ple/on h)\ mai/nomai e)p' au)tw=|. toute/stin u(perballo/ntws moi a)re/skei. *)attikw=s. ma=llon h)\ mai/nomai.
Notes
- The two-part headword phrase (divided simply by a comma in Adler's punctuation) is a quotation from Aristophanes, Frogs 103 (web address 1). There the first part of the phrase "but do these things please you?" is a question asked by the character Herakles; the remainder, "nay rather I am further than crazy" is the response of the character Dionysus. The comments are from the scholia to the line.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 31 Jan 2022
- added a link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton