Τί οὖν ἔτι ζῆ τῶν κοράκων πονηρίᾳ
so why does he still live by the wickedness of the crows?
Translated by Catharine Roth14 Jan 2014Vetting: high1 revision
Translation
[Aristophanes] says this, that the crows are wicked because up to now they have not torn you to pieces.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τί οὖν ἔτι ζῆ τῶν κοράκων πονηρίᾳ· τοῦτό φησιν, ὅτι πονηροὶ οἱ κόρακες, διότι μέχρι καὶ νῦν οὐκ ἐσπάραξάν σε.
Betacode
*ti/ ou)=n e)/ti zh= tw=n kora/kwn ponhri/a|: tou=to/ fhsin, o(/ti ponhroi\ oi( ko/rakes, dio/ti me/xri kai\ nu=n ou)k e)spa/raca/n se.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 868 (web address 1), with scholion. Mnesilochus asks, "Why am I still alive?" and Woman 3 replies, "By the wickedness of the crows."
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
τ646Τί οὐ γενήσῃ ἰὼν ἐς Ἀρβέλαςwhat will you not become when you go to Arbelai?τ647Τί οὐκ ἀπήγξω ἵνα Θήβῃσιν ἥρως γένῃwhy don't you hang yourself so that you may become a hero at Thebes?τ648Τί οὖν ἔτι ζῆ τῶν κοράκων πονηρίᾳso why does he still live by the wickedness of the crows?τ649ΤίωI revereτ650Τίπτεwhy, pray?
Revision history1 revision · last 14 Jan 2014
- another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth