Zenobius 3.16

More just than a stachánē

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English

Proverb

More just than a stachánē

Explanation

of those who love what is just. For the Dorians call the balance-beam stachánē, perhaps from stásis ("standing").

Greek

Proverb

Δικαιότερος σταχάνης

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ δίκαια ἀγαπώντων. Σταχάνην γὰρ οἱ Δωριεῖς τὴν τρυτάνην καλοῦσιν· ἴσως παρὰ τὴν στάσιν.

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