A little translation

Kai gar hois allo meden, aute pareste

Can someone translate this and write it with greek letters?

Here is it -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_phrases

You should check under "T" where says:
τί κοινότατον; Ἐλπίς. Καὶ γὰρ οἷς ἄλλο μηδέν, αὔτη παρέστη.
A VERY good translation of the phrase has been added there.


But if you seperate the second sentence (which is what you asked for...) the result is:
Καὶ γὰρ οἷς ἄλλο μηδέν, αὔτη παρέστη.
When there is nothing, she's still there.

Phrase comes from Plutarch's "Ηθικά"
under the chapter called "Συμπόσιο των επτά σοφών" ("Symposium of the Seven Sages")

Ps. Be carefull though that this is a phrase in Ancient (and not modern) Greek!
A common Greek would probably understand it only if he reads it!

I wanted to say: When all is gone, there is still hope ?

Yeap!
Well in Greek we use genders and Hope is Ευτυχία which is a feminine noun.
So that's why I wrote:
"When there is nothing, she's still there."

Actually Amethystos, Hope is Ελπίδα (Ευτυχία is is hapiness) but you are right nonetheless, since it's also feminine.

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Originally Posted by BleakHeart

Actually Amethystos, Hope is Ελπίδα (Ευτυχία is is hapiness)

This is trully shocking... I was INDEED thinking of a woman called Ευτυχία !
(And I was never going to have another look of this thread )

Thank you BleakHeart