Pl. Ap. 24b4:
αὕτη ἔστω ἱκανή ἀπολογία πρὸς ὑμᾶς: πρὸς δὲ Μέλητον ..
Let this apology before you be sufficient; but against Meletum ..
Here two occurrences of πρός with only one word separating them is used in two different senses. My quæstion: is this a figure of speech with a Greek name?
(How does one produce an ἄνω τελεία (upper dot) in Windows?)
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To make an interpunct, type ALT+0183. It·will·give·you·little·dots·like·this.
I am not sure about whether there is a play in words at this point of the Apology. Suppose Socrates had said (in English)
Let this apology be enough for you; as for Meletus...
This sounds to me like ordinary prose. The double use of "for" in close proximity to one another doesn't seem remarkable.
I am not sure about whether there is a play in words at this point of the Apology. Suppose Socrates had said (in English)
Let this apology be enough for you; as for Meletus...
This sounds to me like ordinary prose. The double use of "for" in close proximity to one another doesn't seem remarkable.
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Re: figure?
τὸ μὲν οὖν τούτου τοῦ σκήματος ὄνομα οὐκ οἶδα. οἱ μὲν Βρεττανικοὶ οὕτως λαλοῦσιν, οἱ δὲ Ἕλληνες συχνοτέρως.
{ I’m not sure if there is a name for this or not. I agree with Cheiromancer that we do this in English, but it seems to me that it occurs more often in Greek. }
{ I’m not sure if there is a name for this or not. I agree with Cheiromancer that we do this in English, but it seems to me that it occurs more often in Greek. }
οὐ μανθάνω γράφειν, ἀλλὰ γράφω τοῦ μαθεῖν.
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Re: figure?
If you use polytonic greek keyboard in Windows, press AltGr+Shift+]Lavrentivs wrote:Pl. Ap. 24b4:
How does one produce an ἄνω τελεία (upper dot) in Windows?
And that will be the very ἄνω τελεία, not something like ἄνω τελεία
I'm Russian-speaking and I learn both Ancient Greek and English, but I speak Greek better than English, so I write in Greek.
Ῥωσικὸς ὤν τῇ φωνῇ μανθάνω μὲν Ἑλληνικήν τε καὶ Βρεττανικὴν γλῶσσαν, ἐπίσταμαι δὲ τὴν Ἑλληνικὴν ἄμεινον, τούτου ἕνεκα ἑλληνιστὶ γράφω.
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Ῥωσικὸς ὤν τῇ φωνῇ μανθάνω μὲν Ἑλληνικήν τε καὶ Βρεττανικὴν γλῶσσαν, ἐπίσταμαι δὲ τὴν Ἑλληνικὴν ἄμεινον, τούτου ἕνεκα ἑλληνιστὶ γράφω.
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