Τάδ' οὐ παρὰ Κενταύροισι
these things not among Centaurs
Translated by David Whitehead22 Mar 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A particular saying [sc. goes like this]. Teleclides (?)in certain words(?) [writes]: "command something that is possible; for [sc. these are] not among Centaurs".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τάδ' οὐ παρὰ Κενταύροισι· λεγόμενόν τι ἦν. Τηλεκλείδης τισί· τῶν δυνατῶν τι κέλευ'· οὐ γὰρ παρὰ Κενταύροισι.
Betacode
*ta/d' ou) para\ *kentau/roisi: lego/meno/n ti h)=n. *thleklei/dhs tisi/: tw=n dunatw=n ti ke/leu': ou) ga\r para\ *kentau/roisi.
Notes (1)
- Likewise in Photius (tau8 Theodoridis), taken to come from Pausanias the Atticist (tau3). See also tau 864.
- 1Teleclides fr. 45 Kock (49 K.-A.). The transmitted
tisi/ looks corrupt; Porson conjecturedti/ su/ , Meineke*(hsio/dois . ↩
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Neighbouring entries
τ16Τάδε Μῆδος οὐ φυλάξειthese the Mede will not (?)protectτ17Τὰ δὲ πρὶν ἔργα χερσὶ μέγιστ' ἀρετᾶςthe prior greatest works of excellence by hands (are) unfriendly to the unfriendlyτ18Τάδ' οὐ παρὰ Κενταύροισιthese things not among Centaursτ19Τὰ ἐκ τῶν ἁμαξῶν σκώμματαthe jibes from out of the cartsτ20Τὰ ἐκ τρίποδοςthings from the tripod
Revision history3 revisions · last 6 Jan 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-ref — David Whitehead
- betacode cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead