Θᾶττον ἢ Βούτης

quicker than Boutes

Translated by David Whitehead22 Apr 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

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[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to things happening easily. For of this man only the helmet and the eye appeared; the rest was hidden by the mountain.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θᾶττον ἢ Βούτης· ἐπὶ τῶν ῥᾳδίως γινομένων. τούτου γὰρ μόνον ἐφαίνετο τὸ κράνος καὶ ὁ ὀφθαλμός· τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ ὄρους ἐκρύπτετο.

Betacode

*qa=tton h)\ *bou/ths: e)pi\ tw=n r(a|di/ws ginome/nwn. tou/tou ga\r mo/non e)fai/neto to\ kra/nos kai\ o( o)fqalmo/s: ta\ de\ loipa\ u(po\ tou= o)/rous e)kru/pteto.

Notes

Zenobius 4.28 explains more fully: B. was one of the warriors depicted 'in the [Painted] stoa' in Athens (pi 1469).

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θ63Θᾶττον ἀναπνοῆςmore quickly than a breath[Meaning] rather quickly. Or meaning more [sc. so]. "[Who] would send the food more quickly than the mother [would]?" "With a consul present, the deed was accomplished more quickly than according to expectation." And…

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θ62Θάτερονthe other θ63Θᾶττον ἀναπνοῆςmore quickly than a breath θ64Θᾶττον ἢ Βούτηςquicker than Boutes θ65Θᾶττον ὁ τόκος Ἡρακλείτω Περινέω τρέχειthe interest runs quicker than Heraclitus of Perineum θ66Θᾶσσονsooner

Revision history3 revisions · last 28 Dec 2012

28 Dec 2012Revised — David Whitehead
7 Aug 2003modified translation — David Whitehead
7 Aug 2003Revised — Catharine Roth
22 Apr 2003Translated — David Whitehead

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes

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