εἱς ἰχθύς, δύο ἰχθῦς, ἰχθύς κόκκινος, ἰχθύς ὑακίνθινος
I'm trying to capture in Koine Greek the thought; One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish.
How well have I done?
One fish...
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One fish...
"Parataxis is the rule in speech of children, primitive men, unlettered men and also of Homer." (Rob. 426, line 13) Τιμοθεος του Λαυρεντιος
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Re: One fish...
But how many fish are red and how many are blue? The English has ambiguity the Greek cannot.
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Re: One fish...
You've done well, Scott.Lostntym8 wrote:εἱς ἰχθύς, δύο ἰχθῦς, ἰχθύς κόκκινος, ἰχθύς ὑακίνθινος
I'm trying to capture in Koine Greek the thought; One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish.
How well have I done?
ἰχθύς τις.
νῦν δὲ ἰχθύε.
ὁ μὲν ἐρυθρός, ἡ δὲ κυάνη!
οὐ μανθάνω γράφειν, ἀλλὰ γράφω τοῦ μαθεῖν.