Letter 609
Libanius→Εὐθαλίω|libanius
To Euthalius.
If you have any regard for your father-in-law, come and see him before he departs — and quickly. Speed is needed. Real speed.
Εὐθαλίω.
Εἴ τις ὑμῖν λόγος τοῦ κηδεστοῦ, ἔλθετε αὐτὸν ὀψόμενοι
μέλλοντα ἀπαίρειν, ἀλλ’ ὅτι τάχιστα. δεῖ γάρ, δεῖ τάχους.
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To Euthalius.
If you have any regard for your father-in-law, come and see him before he departs — and quickly. Speed is needed. Real speed.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.