μηδέν μὲν εἰπεῖν πρός αὐτάς, άναστάντα δέ βαδίσαι

English translation: said nothing in reply to them, but stood up and walked

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Greek term or phrase:	μηδέν μὲν εἰπεῖν πρός αὐτάς, άναστάντα δέ βαδίσαι
English translation:	said nothing in reply to them, but stood up and walked
Entered by:	Nick Lingris

13:25 Nov 20, 2015

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Greek term or phrase: μηδέν μὲν εἰπεῖν πρός αὐτάς, άναστάντα δέ βαδίσαι

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Line 25 here, towards the bottom of the page:
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https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=CTWmJVWWE40C&pg=PA1012&...

The paragraph recounts the reaction of Diogenes the Cynic upon hearing Zeno's dichotomy paradox.

I'm training my Ancient Greek, so can this part be translated as "without uttering a word, he stood up and walked"?

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said nothing in reply to them, but stood up and wakled

Explanation:
https://books.google.gr/books?id=N1fvhcLgot0C&pg=PA31

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... and walked

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said nothing in reply to them, but stood up and wakled

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said nothing in reply to them, but stood up and wakled

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Local time: 04:51
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μηδέν μὲν εἰπεῖν πρός αὐτάς, άναστάντα δέ βαδίσαι

English translation: said nothing in reply to them, but stood up and walked

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μηδέν μὲν εἰπεῖν πρός αὐτάς, άναστάντα δέ βαδίσαι

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