The Absurdity of Being Surprised by Events in Life

Notes

1. §12.13.1Πῶς γελοῖος καὶ ξένος — An exclamatory sentence where the adverb πῶς modifies the predicate adjectives. The copula verb ἐστίν (or potentially the optative εἴη) is omitted, and the predicate nominatives γελοῖος καὶ ξένος are fronted for emphasis.
2. §12.13.1ὁ θαυμάζων ὁτιοῦν τῶν ἐν τῷ βίῳ γινομένων — The articular present participle ὁ θαυμάζων serves as the subject of the sentence ('he who wonders'). Its direct object is the accusative indefinite pronoun ὁτιοῦν ('anything'), which is further defined by the partitive genitive neuter plural participle phrase τῶν ἐν τῷ βίῳ γινομένων.