Zenobius 5.55
Not even within striking distance
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English
Proverb
Not even within striking distance
Explanation
iktar signifies "near"; that is, "not even near." It is said as a foreign word, just as diolygion "evil" means "great." Plato mentions both — diolygion in the Theaetetus, iktar ballein in the Republic.
Greek
Proverb
Οὐδ’ ἴκταρ βάλλειν
Explanation
τὸ ἴκταρ σημαίνει ἐγγύς· τουτέστιν οὐδὲ ἐγγύς ἐστιν· εἴρηται δὲ κατὰ γλῶτταν, ὥςπερ τὸ Διωλύγιον κακὸν σημαίνει τὸ μέγα. Μέμνηται δὲ ἀμφοτέρων ὁ Πλάτων. τοῦ μὲν διωλύγιον ἐν Θεαιτήτῳ, τοῦ δ’ ἴκταρ βάλλειν ἐν Πολιτείᾳ.
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