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==Αα== ''(h)a'' ; :''Ageōmétrētos mēdeìs eisítō.'' :"Let no one untrained in geometry enter." :Motto over the entrance to Plato's Academy (quoted in Elias' commentary on Aristotle's ''Categories'' (''Eliae in Porphyrii Isagogen et Aristotelis categorias commentaria'', ''CAG'' XVIII.1, Berlin 1900, p. (118 ).13–19)).〔Henri-Dominique Saffrey, ("Ἀγεωμέτρητος μηδεὶς εἰσίτω. Une inscription légendaire." ) In: ''Revue des études grecques'' 81 (1968, pp. 67–87), p. 81.〕 ; :''Aeì Libýē phérei ti kakón / kainón''. :"Libya always bears something evil / new", Aristotle, ''Historia Animalium''. :Compare Latin ''Ex Africa semper aliquid novi'' "From Africa always something new", Pliny. ; :''Aeì koloiòs parà koloiôi hizánei''. :"A jackdaw is always found near a jackdaw" :Similar to English "birds of a feather flock together." ; :''Aei ho theos geōmetreî''. :"God always geometrizes", Plato :Plutarch elaborated on this phrase in his essay Πῶς Πλάτων ἔλεγε τὸν θεὸν ἀεί γεωμετρεῖν "What is Plato’s meaning when he says that god always applies geometry".〔(Symposiacs Problem VIII, 2 ), (Quaestiones Convivales (718b-)718c at PerseusProject (in Greek) ), (Quaestiones Convivales 8.2.1 at PerseusProject (in English) ) Note: All three references, Symposiacs Problem VIII-2, Quaestiones Convivales (718b-)718c and Quaestiones Convivales 8.2.1 point to the same work and passage)〕 Based on the phrase of Plato, above, a present day mnemonic for π (pi) was derived: :; :''Aeì ho theòs ho mégas geōmetreî tò sýmpan''. :"Always the great god applies geometry to the universe" ; :''Aetoû gêras, korydoû neótēs''. :"An eagle's old age (is worth) a sparrow's youth". ; :''aièn aristeúein'' :“Ever to Excel“ :Motto of the University of St Andrews (founded 1410), the Edinburgh Academy (founded 1824), and Boston College (founded 1863). The source is the sixth book of Homer's Iliad, (Iliad 6. 208) in a speech Glaucus delivers to Diomedes: :"''Hippolocus begat me. I claim to be his son, and he sent me to Troy with strict instructions: Ever to excel, to do better than others, and to bring glory to your forebears, who indeed were very great ... This is my ancestry; this is the blood I am proud to inherit.''" ; :''Anánkāi d'oudè theoì mákhontai''. :"Not even the gods fight necessity" — Simonides, 8, 20. ; :''Andrôn gàr epiphanôn pâsa gê táphos''. :For illustrious men have the whole earth for their tomb. Pericles' Funeral Oration from Thucydides, ''History of the Peloponnesian War'' 2.43.3 ; :''Anerrhíphthō kýbos''. :''Alea iacta est''. :Latin: "The die has been cast"; Greek: "Let the die be cast." :Julius Caesar as reported by Plutarch, when he entered Italy with his army in 49 BC. Translated into Latin by Suetonius as alea iacta est. ; :''Ánthrōpos métron''. :"Man () the measure (all things )" :Motto of Protagoras (as quoted in Plato's ''Theaetetus'' 152a). ; :''Hápax legómenon''. :"Once said" :A word that only occurs once. ; :''Apò mēkhanês Theós'' :''Deus ex machina'' :"God from the machine" :The phrase originates from the way deity figures appeared in ancient Greek theaters, held high up by a machine, to solve a problem in the plot. ; :''Apò toû hēlíou metástēthi'' :"Stand a little out of my sun" :Legendary reply of Diogenes the Cynic when Alexander the Great asked him if he had any wish he desired to fulfil — version recounted by Plutarch〔Plutarch, ''Parallel Lives – Alexander'', (14.3 )〕 ; :''Áriston mèn hýdōr''. :"Greatest however () water" — Pindar, Olymp. 1, 1 :Used as the inscription over the Pump Room at Bath. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Greek phrases」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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