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Headword:
Autos
epha
Adler number: alpha,4523
Translated headword: he himself said; ipse dixit
Vetting Status: high
Translation: "This proverbial [phrase], in reference to
Pythagoras the philosopher, entered into [usage in everyday] life."[1] For this man, glorifying his own word and life in his lectures, used to say "he said himself"; meaning he spoke. The word is not mine, he is saying, but [that of] the god.
Greek Original:Autos epha: touto paroimiakon epi Puthagorou tou philosophou eisêlthen eis ton bion. houtos gar aposemnunôn ton heautou logon kai bion en tais homiliais elegen, autos epha: anti tou eipen. ouk emos ho logos, phêsin, alla tou theou.
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Keywords: biography; daily life; ethics; philosophy; proverbs; religion
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 2 August 2001@18:27:18.
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