Expertlatin
- What does Aléa jacta est mean?
- What is Latin for point of no return?
- What is the difference between iacta alea est and alea iacta est?
What does Aléa jacta est mean?
Traditionally Iacta alea est has been translated into “the die is cast” and used as a way of indicating that something has passed a point of no return, or that you have made your move and that things are now out of your hands and there is no turning back.
What is Latin for point of no return?
The phrase, either in the original Latin or in translation, is used in many languages to indicate that events have passed a point of no return. It is now most commonly cited with the word order changed ("Alea iacta est") rather than in the original phrasing.
What is the difference between iacta alea est and alea iacta est?
I have read that Alea Iacta Est sets more emphasis on the idea of gambling, whereas the phrase Iacta Alea Est places more emphasis on the casting/finality of the action.
