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μολὼν_λαβέ
μολὼν λαβέ
Ancient Greek
Phrase
μολὼν
λαβέ
•
(
molṑn labé
)
"come and take [them]" (in response to the Persian army’s demand that the
Spartans
surrender their weapons at the Battle of
Thermopylae
).
Pronunciation
IPA:
/mo.lɔ᷆ːn.la.bé/
→
/mo.ˈlon.la.ˈβe/
→
/mo.ˈlon.la.ˈve/
5th BC Attic
: IPA:
/mo.lɔ᷆ːn.la.bé/
1st BC Egyptian
: IPA:
/mo.ˈlon.la.ˈbɛ/
4th AD Koine
: IPA:
/mo.ˈlon.la.ˈβe/
10th AD Byzantine
: IPA:
/mo.ˈlon.la.ˈve/
15th AD Constantinopolitan
: IPA:
/mo.ˈlon.la.ˈve/
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