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Πῶς ἄν τις διακρίνειε τὸν κόλακα τοῦ φίλοῦ

By Plutarch.

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Kind of writing
Philosophy
Dialect
Attic/Koine
Written
1st–2nd c. AD
Length
13,547 words analysed
Vocabulary
68% common words
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1 Greek text, 2 English translations

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μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην, ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε

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20 px
Line spacing
1.8

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