σπεῦδε βραδέως

See also: σπεύδε βραδέως

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spêu̯.de bra.dé.ɔːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈspew.de braˈde.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈspeβ.ðe βraˈðe.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈspev.ðe vraˈðe.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈspev.ðe vraˈðe.os/

Proverb

σπεῦδε βρᾰδέως • (speûde bradéōs)

make haste slowly; hasten slowly: an oxymoron equivalent to more haste, less speed

Descendants

→ Latin: festīnā lentē (calque)

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