Ξὺν τῷ θεῷ πᾶς καὶ γελᾷ κὠδύρεται

with the god everyone both laughs and cries

Translated by James L. P. Butrica ✝21 Feb 2000Vetting: high4 revisions

12 words

Meaning that if the god is willing even woes change into pleasure.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ξὺν τῷ θεῷ πᾶς καὶ γελᾷ κὠδύρεται· ἀντὶ τοῦ θεοῦ βουλομένου καὶ τὰ κακὰ μεθίσταται εἰς τέρψιν.

Betacode

*cu\n tw=| qew=| pa=s kai\ gela=| kw)du/retai: a)nti\ tou= qeou= boulome/nou kai\ ta\ kaka\ meqi/statai ei)s te/ryin.

Notes

The headword phrase is spoken by the chorus at Sophocles, Ajax 383 (web address 1), and the gloss comes from the scholia there.
It became proverbial: see Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.583.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

ξ152Ξυνωρίςracing-chariot ξ153Ξυνωρίςracing-chariot ξ154Ξὺν τῷ θεῷ πᾶς καὶ γελᾷ κὠδύρεταιwith the god everyone both laughs and cries ξ155ΞυπεταιωνεύςXupetaioneus, Xypetaioneus, Xupetaionian, Xypetaionian ξ156Ξυρεῖ γὰρ ἐν χρῷ ὥστε μὴ χαίρεινfor it shaves in the skin so that there is no joy

Revision history4 revisions · last 22 Jul 2013

22 Jul 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
15 Aug 2012augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
29 Mar 2008added link, raised status — Catharine Roth
8 Aug 2001supplied headword; added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
21 Feb 2000Translated — James L. P. Butrica ✝