Τίς δ' οἶδεν

who knows?

Translated by David Whitehead8 Apr 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 36 words
"[Who knows] whether living is dying and dying is living" -- [This is a line] of Euripides1 -- "and [whether] breathing is dining, and sleeping a fleece?" From the [line] out of the Phrixos of Euripides.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τίς δ' οἶδεν, εἰ τὸ ζῆν μέν ἐστι κατθανεῖν, τὸ κατθανεῖν δὲ ζῆν· Εὐριπίδου. τὸ πνεῖν δὲ δειπνεῖν, τὸ δὲ καθεύδειν κῴδιον; παρὰ τὸ ἐκ Φρίξου Εὐριπίδου.

Betacode
*ti/s d' oi)=den, ei) to\ zh=n me/n e)sti katqanei=n, to\ katqanei=n de\ zh=n: *eu)ripi/dou. to\ pnei=n de\ deipnei=n, to\ de\ kaqeu/dein kw/|dion; para\ to\ e)k *fri/cou *eu)ripi/dou.

Notes (1)

  1. Aristophanes, Frogs 1477-78 (web address 1), with scholion.
  2. 1Abbreviated from Euripides fr. 638 and/or 833 (the latter being cited here). ↩

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Neighbouring entries

τ660ΤίσανδροςTisandros, Tisanderτ661ΤισαφέρνηςTisaphernes, Tissaphernesτ662Τίς δ' οἶδενwho knows?τ663Τίσαιto pay a priceτ664Τίσειανmay they pay a price
Revision history3 revisions · last 9 Apr 2010
  1. added link, raised status — Catharine Roth
  2. modified keywords — David Whitehead
  3. supplemented translation, set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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