§7.39.1Ἀθανάτοις τε θεοῖς καὶ ἡμῖν χάρματα δοίης.
May you grant joys to the immortal gods and to us.
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations §7.39.1
Prayer for Joy to the Gods and Humans
Summary
A poetic quotation wishing that joy be granted to both the immortal gods and humans.
Notes
- §7.39.1δοίης — The second-person singular aorist active optative of the verb δίδωμι ('to give'), expressing a wish in an independent clause ('May you grant').
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations §7.39.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:7.39.1
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