"Know thyself, Love thyself"

18:18 Oct 22, 2011
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: "Know thyself, Love thyself"
Hello!
I've been planning out a tattoo that I've wanted to get for quite some time now.
So, I not knowing Greek, turned to Google Translator,
I entered "Know thyself, love thyself" and got "Γνώθι σ 'αυτόν, τον εαυτό σου αγάπη".
But when I enter "Γνώθι σ 'αυτόν, τον εαυτό σου αγάπη" back in to get an English translation I get: "Know him, love yourself".


I would really appreciate if you all could help me!
I would like it to mean exactly what it says; " Know thyself, Love thyself".
So as close to perfectly accurate will be appreciated!

Thankyou ! :)
KelseyGlenn


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4 +1Γνῶθι σαυτόν, ἀγάπα σαυτόν.
Nick Lingris


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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"know thyself, love thyself"
Γνῶθι σαυτόν, ἀγάπα σαυτόν.


Explanation:
Γνῶθι σαυτόν, ἀγάπα σαυτόν.

Copy it from here into Word and use a font like Palatino to display it properly.

Nick Lingris
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