The Heavens Will Rise
- Sam tells his friend Fidelia she looks like σκῶρ / skōr, "shit" (17:06).
- Fidelia tells Sam: εἰ φαίνοιμι πάντα καθ᾽ ἕκαστα, σε ἀποδοτέον ἂν ἐμοὶ εἰς τὴν ἄρουραν [ei phainoimi panta kath' hekasta, se apodoteon an emoi eis tēn arouran] (17:57).
Literally, this means something like "If I made clear each and every thing, it would be necessary for me to return you to the soil." It's a lovely example of a future less vivid conditional with a verbal noun in the apodosis.
David Reed | 01-16-2011 | permanent link
