Τοῦτο ποιήσας ἕν

having done this one thing

Translated by Catharine Roth15 Jun 2011Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 40 words
["(He) having done this one thing], according to the proverb, the most just of unjust deeds."1
"And this [is] this man's deed. -- But it was necessary to do something." That is, to eat and not to give the wage.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τοῦτο ποιήσας ἕν, κατὰ τὴν παροιμίαν, τῶν ἀδίκων ἔργων δικαιότατον. καὶ τοῦτο τούτου τοὖργον. ἀλλ' ἐχρῆν τι δρᾶν. τουτέστι τὸ τρώγειν καὶ μὴ διδόναι τὸν μισθόν.

Betacode
*tou=to poih/sas e(/n, kata\ th\n paroimi/an, tw=n a)di/kwn e)/rgwn dikaio/taton. kai\ tou=to tou/tou tou)=rgon. a)ll' e)xrh=n ti dra=n. toute/sti to\ trw/gein kai\ mh\ dido/nai to\n misqo/n.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable. [NB: in Adler the entirety of it is printed as the lemma.] ↩
  2. 2An exchange of dialogue between Xanthias and Plathane in Aristophanes, Frogs 568 (web address 1), with scholion on verse 563 (sic: a similar phrase had appeared there). ↩

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Neighbouring entries

τ841Τουτίthis one hereτ842Τοῦτοthisτ843Τοῦτο ποιήσας ἕνhaving done this one thingτ844Τούτῳ μὲν εἴπω ἐς πυγὴν κυνὸς ὁρᾶνto him would I say look up the backside of a dogτ845Τοὖψονthe relish[-market]
Revision history4 revisions · last 29 May 2016
  1. coding — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. additions to notes; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Catharine Roth

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