σπεῦδε βραδέως

See also: σπεύδε βραδέως

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /spêu̯.de bra.dé.ɔːs/ → /ˈspeβ.ðe βraˈðe.os/ → /ˈspev.ðe vraˈðe.os/

• (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)

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

Descendants

• → Latin: festīnā lentē (calque)