Hi! I need help translating the sentence “The truth is never simple and yet it is” to Greek. But not just any Greek, ancient Greek as it would have been written roughly around 300 B.C.
I’ve used google, wikipedia and various reddits to get this translation and letters
(It’s an image because I couldn’t get the correct letters otherwise).
I’ve learned that it would’ve been written in majuscule and without spaces. And from what my eyes can tell the letters in the picture I linked are identical to the ones on the Rosetta stone.
Are there any other inconsistencies I might have overlooked or would you say I’ve got it right? I really need to get this right and your help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks! / Markus
It looks like this translation is modern greek. Ancient Greek used different forms of the verb “to be/is”. Your translation has EINAI. It should be ESTIN.
Even if translated to ancient Greek, it would still sound more like an empty movie quote than something that an ancient might have said, much less written down or carved in stone. Tattoo status: not recommended.
I looked up what “boustrophedon” means and it seems you are absolutely correct! Thank you!
You are correct! The translation is simply English>Greek from Google Translate
I did contact a university teacher of Ancient Greek but he never got back to me. Could you possibly translate for me? If not, could you point me towards someone who can?
It is a movie quote but I don’t need it to sound like something an ancient person might have said. This quote means something to me and I’ve had it in mind to make it permanent on me for years.
Thank you for your very thoughtful advice though.
Any help with translating this will be GREATLY appreciated!
