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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 14

Section 206 of 882

Canonical reference 1.5.14

Ancient Greek

ἀγωνιστικὴ δὲ σώματος ἀρετὴ σύγκειται ἐκ μεγέθους καὶ ἰσχύος καὶ τάχους (καὶ γὰρ ὁ ταχὺς ἰσχυρός ἐστιν)· ὁ γὰρ δυνάμενος τὰ σκέλη ῥιπτεῖν πως καὶ κινεῖν ταχὺ καὶ πόρρω δρομικός, ὁ δὲ θλίβειν καὶ κατέχειν παλαιστικός, ὁ δὲ ὦσαι τῇ πληγῇ πυκτικός, ὁ δʼ ἀμφοτέροις τούτοις παγκρατιαστικός, ὁ δὲ πᾶσι πένταθλος.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

Bodily excellence in athletics consists in size, strength, and swiftness of foot; for to be swift is to be strong. For one who is able to throw his legs about in a certain way, to move them rapidly and with long strides, makes a good runner; one who can hug and grapple, a good wrestler; one who can thrust away by a blow of the fist, a good boxer; one who excels in boxing and wrestling is fit for the pancratium, he who excels in all for the pentathlon.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

L’excellence corporelle dans les exercices athlétiques consiste dans la taille, la force et la vitesse à la course; car être rapide, c’est être fort. Celui qui est capable de lancer ses jambes d’une certaine manière, de les mouvoir rapidement et à longues enjambées, est un bon coureur; celui qui sait étreindre et lutter corps à corps, un bon lutteur; celui qui peut repousser par un coup de poing, un bon boxeur; celui qui excelle à la boxe et à la lutte est apte au pancrace, et celui qui excelle dans toutes ces disciplines, au pentathlon.

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