Translation of a quote from English to Greek

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keppa2
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Translation of a quote from English to Greek

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Allegedly Phillip II once said to Alexander ''My son, ask for yourself another kingdom, for Macedonia is too small for you''. Or something along those lines. My question is: What is the original Greek version of this quote? Like, how was it written in Greek?
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Re: Translation of a quote from English to Greek

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The quote is Plutarch Alexander 6 v and the Greek is
‘ὦ παῖ,’ φάναι, ‘ζήτει σεαυτῷ βασιλείαν ἴσην Μακεδονία γάρ σε οὐ χωρεῖ’
When you think about, it free-choice is the only possible option.
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Re: Translation of a quote from English to Greek

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Thank you very much!
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