English to Greek (Ancient) translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics | | English term or phrase: know thyself | Γνώθι Σαυτόν
Are these actual greek letters? I would like an authentic translation of "Know Thyself" in ancient Greek, the way it would have been written! |
| | | Ãíþèé Óåáõôüí | Explanation:
Ôhe original reflexive pronoun was "óåáõôüí" (=accusative of the 3rd person reflexive pronoun). Out of a grammatical phenomenon called "óõíáñðáãÞ" (quite close to synaeresis) this compound word (óÝ + áõôüí = you yourself) has become "óáõôüí".
"Ãíþèé Óáõôüí", you mention in your question, is absolutely authentic and correct, since in Socrates' era both forms were acceptable.
The reflexive pronoun of the second person was found in the genitive, dative and accusative cases for both singular and plural as follows:
Singular
óåáõôïý (or óáõôïý) [genitive]
óåáõôþ (or óáõôþ) [dative]
óåáõôüí (or óáõôüí) [accusative]
Plural
õìþí áõôþí [genitive]
õìßí áõôïßò [dative]
õìÜò áõôïýò [accusative]
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| Ãíþèé Óåáõôüí
Explanation:
Ôhe original reflexive pronoun was "óåáõôüí" (=accusative of the 3rd person reflexive pronoun). Out of a grammatical phenomenon called "óõíáñðáãÞ" (quite close to synaeresis) this compound word (óÝ + áõôüí = you yourself) has become "óáõôüí".
"Ãíþèé Óáõôüí", you mention in your question, is absolutely authentic and correct, since in Socrates' era both forms were acceptable.
The reflexive pronoun of the second person was found in the genitive, dative and accusative cases for both singular and plural as follows:
Singular
óåáõôïý (or óáõôïý) [genitive]
óåáõôþ (or óáõôþ) [dative]
óåáõôüí (or óáõôüí) [accusative]
Plural
õìþí áõôþí [genitive]
õìßí áõôïßò [dative]
õìÜò áõôïýò [accusative]
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