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Greek Quote #8

Μέγιστον τόπος. Άπαντα γαρ χωρεί.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the philosophers, book 1, chapter 35

This quote is attributed to Thales of Miletus (Θαλής ο Μιλήσιος) who lived from 624/623  – c. 548/545 BC (640 ή 624 π.Χ. Μίλητος, Ιωνία – 546 π.Χ.)

Here is some brief glossary/Parsing info:

  • μέγιστον — neuter singular superlative of μέγας, used here substantivally/predicatively: “greatest [thing].”
  • τόπος — masculine nominative singular noun meaning place or space.
  • ἅπαντα — neuter accusative plural of ἅπας, meaning all things or everything; it is the object of χωρεῖ.
  • γάρ — postpositive conjunction meaning for.
  • χωρεῖ — present active indicative, third-person singular, of χωρέω: contains, holds, or has room for.

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