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Sextus Empiricus

Against the Professors, Books I-VI of Against the Learned Section 275

Section 275 of 757

Canonical reference 1.275

Ancient Greek

Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc

ἔχοι δʼ ἄν τινα, φασίν, ἐξαμιρέτως καὶ ταῖς τῶν μανθανόντων αὐτὴν πατρίσιν ἀναγκαῖα. Δε- βεδίων γοῦν διαφερομένων πρὸς τοὺς ἀστυγείτονας περὶ Καμανδωδοῦ ὁ [γραμματικὸς] τὸ ἰππωνἀκτειον παραθέ- μενος ἐνίκα (fr. 74 DielR) μηδέ μοι μῦ λαλεῖν Δεβεδίην ἰσχάδʼ ἐκ Καμανδωδοῦ. ὁμιλητικούς τε παρεχομένη τοὺς προσέχοντας αὐτῇ εὐθύς καὶ ταύτῃ [καὶ] τοῖς πέλας κατὰ πολλὰς περιστάσεις ὀνη- σιφόρος γίνεται.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

It might, they say, also be especially necessary to the native cities of those who learn it. When the people of Lebedus were disputing with their neighboring city about Kamandodos, the [grammarian] won the case by citing the verse of Hipponax (fr. 74 Diels): “Do not speak to me of a Lebedian fig from Kamandodos.” By making its students sociable, grammar immediately becomes beneficial in this respect too, helping their neighbors in many circumstances.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Elle présenterait même, disent-ils, une utilité particulière pour les patries de ceux qui l’apprennent. Les Débédiens disputaient aux habitants d’une cité voisine la possession de Camandôdos; [le grammairien] remporta la victoire en citant ce vers d’Hipponax (fr. 74 Diels): «Ne me parle même pas d’une figue débédienne venue de Camandôdos.» En rendant ceux qui s’y appliquent habiles dans la conversation, elle devient aussitôt, par là encore, utile à leurs proches en de nombreuses circonstances.

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