Τὸ καλῶς ἔχον
that which goes well
Translated by Catharine Roth17 Jan 2014Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] that which is beneficial. Oedipus [says]: "the struggle which goes well for the city I beg a god not to remove." That is, I beg not to remove that which is beneficial for the city.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τὸ καλῶς ἔχον· τὸ συμφέρον. Οἰδίπους· τὸ καλῶς δ' ἔχον πάλαισμα τῇ πόλει μὴ λῦσαι θεὸν αἰτοῦμαι. τουτέστι μὴ λῦσαι τῇ πόλει τὸ συμφέρον αἰτοῦμαι.
Betacode
*to\ kalw=s e)/xon: to\ sumfe/ron. *oi)di/pous: to\ kalw=s d' e)/xon pa/laisma th=| po/lei mh\ lu=sai qeo\n ai)tou=mai. toute/sti mh\ lu=sai th=| po/lei to\ sumfe/ron ai)tou=mai.
Notes
- An approximation of Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 879-880 (web address 1), with scholion. (In fact the chorus says this, not Oedipus himself.)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 9 Sep 2022
- added a link — Catharine Roth
- more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth