Τρέχειν τὴν ἐσχάτην
to run the final
Translated by David Whitehead2 Dec 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
"If, as the saying goes, they are running the final, they will take refuge with the Romans and put themselves and the city in their hands."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τρέχειν τὴν ἐσχάτην· ἐάν, τὸ δὴ λεγόμενον, τρέχωσι τὴν ἐσχάτην, ἐπὶ τοὺς Ῥωμαίους καταφεύξονται καὶ τούτοις ἐγχειριοῦσι σφᾶς αὐτοὺς καὶ τὴν πόλιν.
Betacode
*tre/xein th\n e)sxa/thn: e)a/n, to\ dh\ lego/menon, tre/xwsi th\n e)sxa/thn, e)pi\ tou\s *(rwmai/ous katafeu/contai kai\ tou/tois e)gxeiriou=si sfa=s au)tou\s kai\ th\n po/lin.
Notes
- Polybius 18.49.1, on Lampsacus in 197/6 BCE (web address 1).
For the saying (from the games, with a feminine noun implicit) cf. 1.87.3.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 28 Sep 2022
- added a link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked hw and tr; augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead