Τοσοῦτον

so much, this much

Translated by Rocco Marseglia24 Jan 2013Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 31 words
Meaning this [tou=to]. Sophocles [writes]: "and yet this much I think I know". That is, this.1 And in Ajax Sophocles [writes]: "this much I know." Meaning as far as this [thing]".2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τοσοῦτον· ἀντὶ τοῦ τοῦτο. Σοφοκλῆς· καίτοι τοσοῦτον ἐξεπίστασθαι δοκῶ. τουτέστι τοῦτο. καὶ ἐν Αἴαντι Σοφοκλῆς· τοσοῦτον οἶδα. ἀντὶ τοῦ μέχρι τούτου.

Betacode
*tosou=ton: a)nti\ tou= tou=to. *sofoklh=s: kai/toi tosou=ton e)cepi/stasqai dokw=. toute/sti tou=to. kai\ e)n *ai)/anti *sofoklh=s: tosou=ton oi)=da. a)nti\ tou= me/xri tou/tou.

Notes (2)

  1. cf. generally tau 804, tau 805.
  2. 1Sophocles, Ajax 441 (web address 1), with scholion. ↩
  3. 2Sophocles, Ajax 748 (web address 2), with scholion. ↩

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Neighbouring entries

τ801Τὸ σκαμβὸν ξύλον οὐδέποτ' ὀρθόνthe bent timber [is] never straightτ802Τὸ σὸν ὄναρ σοι διηγούμενοςdescribing your dream to youτ803Τοσοῦτονso much, this muchτ804Τόσῳwith so great, with so muchτ805Τοσούτῳ θεῷso great a god
Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Sep 2022
  1. tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. x-refs; further tweaking — David Whitehead
  4. cosmetics, upgraded links, set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — Rocco Marseglia

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