Τὰ τῷ αὐτῷ τὰ αὐτά καὶ ἀλλήλοις εἶναι δεῖ τὰ αὐτά
things which have the same relationship to the same [thing] must also be in the same relationship to each other
Translated by Catharine Roth15 Nov 2013Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
It is a geometrical definition, claiming this: since character made you a friend, but a certain man and his nature [made] him [a friend], and both are friends of one [sc. me], therefore you must be attached to each other, just as I am in the middle. Thus you see I connect you to each other.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τὰ τῷ αὐτῷ τὰ αὐτά, καὶ ἀλλήλοις εἶναι δεῖ τὰ αὐτά· γεωμετρικός ἐστιν ὅρος τοῦτο ἀξιῶν, ἐπειδὴ σὲ μὲν ὁ τρόπος ἐποίησε φίλον, τὸν δὲ ὁ δεῖνα καὶ ἡ φύσις, ἄμφω δὲ ἑνὸς ἐστὲ φίλοι· δεῖ δὴ καὶ ἀλλήλων ὑμᾶς ἐξηρτῆσθαι, καθάπερ ἐμοῦ τοῦ μέσου. καθάπτω τοιγαροῦν ὑμᾶς ἀλλήλοις.
Betacode
*ta\ tw=| au)tw=| ta\ au)ta/, kai\ a)llh/lois ei)=nai dei= ta\ au)ta/: gewmetriko/s e)stin o(/ros tou=to a)ciw=n, e)peidh\ se\ me\n o( tro/pos e)poi/hse fi/lon, to\n de\ o( dei=na kai\ h( fu/sis, a)/mfw de\ e(no\s e)ste\ fi/loi: dei= dh\ kai\ a)llh/lwn u(ma=s e)chrth=sqai, kaqa/per e)mou= tou= me/sou. kaqa/ptw toigarou=n u(ma=s a)llh/lois.
Notes
- The headword phrase was not identified by Adler but is identifiable via the TLG as Synesius, Epistles 93.16 (quoted again, post-Suda, by Gennadius Scholarius). The origin of this commentary on it, however, is unknown. See the translation of A. Fitzgerald at web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 livius.org
Neighbouring entries
τ150ΤάτιοςTatios, Tatiusτ151Τάττουσαorderingτ152Τὰ τῷ αὐτῷ τὰ αὐτά καὶ ἀλλήλοις εἶναι δεῖ τὰ αὐτάthings which have the same relationship to the same [thing] must also be in the same relationship to each otherτ153Τὰ τῶν φόρων κρείττω[profit] greater than the costsτ154Τὰ τρία τῶν εἰς θάνατονthe three things of those [going] to death
Revision history3 revisions · last 18 Nov 2023
- added a link — Catharine Roth
- more of same — David Whitehead
- expanded note; another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth