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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 19

Section 108 of 882

Canonical reference 1.13.19

Ancient Greek

ὁ γὰρ διαιτητὴς τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὁρᾷ, ὁ δὲ δικαστὴς τὸν νόμον· καὶ τούτου ἕνεκα διαιτητὴς εὑρέθη, ὅπως τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ἰσχύῃ. περὶ μὲν οὖν τῶν ἐπιεικῶν διωρίσθω τὸν τρόπον τοῦτον.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

to prefer arbitration to the law court, for the arbitrator keeps equity in view, whereas the dicast looks only to the law, and the reason why arbitrators were appointed was that equity might prevail. Let this manner of defining equity suffice.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

de préférer l'arbitrage au tribunal, car l'arbitre garde l'équité en vue, tandis que le dicast ne considère que la loi, et c'est pour faire prévaloir l'équité que les arbitres ont été institués. Que cette manière de définir l'équité nous suffise.

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