Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
μηδέν μὲν εἰπεῖν πρός αὐτάς, άναστάντα δέ βαδίσαι
English translation:
said nothing in reply to them, but stood up and walked
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Nick Lingris
Nov 20, 2015 13:25
8 yrs ago
Greek term
μηδέν μὲν εἰπεῖν πρός αὐτάς, άναστάντα δέ βαδίσαι
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Context
Line 25 here, towards the bottom of the page:
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https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=CTWmJVWWE40C&pg=PA1012&...
The paragraph recounts the reaction of Diogenes the Cynic upon hearing Zeno's dichotomy paradox.
I'm training my Ancient Greek, so can this part be translated as "without uttering a word, he stood up and walked"?
Line 25 here, towards the bottom of the page:
(short link)
http://bit.ly/1PEajFG
(long URL)
https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=CTWmJVWWE40C&pg=PA1012&...
The paragraph recounts the reaction of Diogenes the Cynic upon hearing Zeno's dichotomy paradox.
I'm training my Ancient Greek, so can this part be translated as "without uttering a word, he stood up and walked"?
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| 4 +2 | said nothing in reply to them, but stood up and wakled |
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Nov 22, 2015 09:09: Nick Lingris Created KOG entry
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said nothing in reply to them, but stood up and wakled
https://books.google.gr/books?id=N1fvhcLgot0C&pg=PA31
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Note added at 15 mins (2015-11-20 13:40:55 GMT)
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... and walked
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Note added at 15 mins (2015-11-20 13:40:55 GMT)
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... and walked
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| This is very conclusive, Nick! This is my answer for sure once the time limit is removed. |
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