ðə klˈæsɪkəl skˈɑːlɚɹ ˈɛdwɚd kˈoːɹtni klˈeɪmd ɪt wˈʌz "ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə kˈʌvɚɹ ˈɔːl bˈeɪsᵻz æz ɐn ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒmənt ʌvðə lˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃənz ʌv hjˈuːmən nˈɑːlɪdʒ ɐbˌaʊt dᵻvˈaɪn pˈaʊɚz".
The classical scholar Edward Courtney claimed it was "intended to cover all bases as an acknowledgement of the limitations of human knowledge about divine powers".