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With apologies for hastiness, rushed day - Greek: "ὁ γὰρ πρότερον ἐὼν αὐτόθι αὐτόματος κατεκάη" (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3
by MonkeyClub 4y ago
With apologies for hastiness, rushed day -
Greek: "ὁ γὰρ πρότερον ἐὼν αὐτόθι αὐτόματος κατεκάη"
(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0125%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D180 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%...)
Literal translation: "because the one [= the temple] that previously existed in the same place completely burned down on its own"
The crux here is on "αὐτόματος", for which see LSJ: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=au%29to%2Fmatos&la=greek&can=au%29to%2Fmatos0&prior=au)to/qi&d=Perseus:text:1999.01.0125:book=2:chapter=180&i=1#lexicon http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=au%29to%2Fmatos&...
- KMag 4y agoI know barely enough Greek to sound it out, but "αὐτόματος" is "automatos", which probably gives enough information to anyone not interested in following the link.