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Headword:
*xrhstw=s
Adler number: chi,517
Translated headword: decently, well
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Meaning conservatively.
Aristophanes [writes]: "the city of the Athenians, if it did this decently, wouldn't it be secure, if it didn't keep coming up with some new thing or other?" Meaning if it kept the ancient law and did not busy itself and bring on new constitutions.[1]
*xrhstw=s: a)nti\ tou= fulaktikw=s. *)aristofa/nhs: h( d' *)aqhnai/wn po/lis, ei) tou=to xrhstw=s ei)=xen, ou)k a)\n e)sw/|zeto, ei) mh/ ti kaino\n a)/llo perieirga/zeto. a)nti\ tou= ei) e)fu/latte to\n a)rxai=on no/mon kai\ mh\ e)polupragmo/nei kai\ ta\s kaina\s e)/fere politei/as.
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Aristophanes,
Ecclesiazusae 218-220 (web address 1), with scholion to 220.
Web address 1
Keywords: comedy; constitution; definition; ethics; law; politics
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 5 April 2008@05:42:49.
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