Ἀλεκτορίδες

hens

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 5 Apr 2000 · Vetting: high · 8 revisions

Translation

The female bird[s].
"And they killed the hens themselves, to prevent them, by crying and singing over their eggs, from exposing the adulterer".¹
Also [sc. attested is the masculine singular] a)lektori/dhs, the son of the cock.²
The cock is said to be a Persian bird because of his crest. And see under "Persian bird".³

Greek original

Ἀλεκτορίδες· αἱ θήλειαι ὄρνις. καὶ τὰς ἀλεκτορίδας δὲ αὐτὰς ἀπέκτειναν, τοῦ μὴ κελαδούσας καὶ ᾀδούσας ἐπὶ τοῖς ὠοῖς μηνῦσαι τὸν μοιχόν. καὶ Ἀλεκτορίδης, ὁ τοῦ ἀλέκτορος. ὅτι Περσικὸς ὄρνις ὁ ἀλέκτωρ λέγεται διὰ τὴν λοφίαν. καὶ ζήτει ἐν τῷ Περσικὸς ὄρνις.

Betacode

*)alektori/des: ai( qh/leiai o)/rnis. kai\ ta\s a)lektori/das de\ au)ta\s a)pe/kteinan, tou= mh\ keladou/sas kai\ a)|dou/sas e)pi\ toi=s w)oi=s mhnu=sai to\n moixo/n. kai\ *)alektori/dhs, o( tou= a)le/ktoros. o(/ti *persiko\s o)/rnis o( a)le/ktwr le/getai dia\ th\n lofi/an. kai\ zh/tei e)n tw=| *persiko\s o)/rnis.

Notes (3)

The headword, nominative plural, is either generated by the quotation given (where it is accusative plural) or quoted from somewhere else.
1Aelian fr. 199 Domingo-Forasté (196 Hercher); cf. epsilon 2829. ↩
2Very rare word, perhaps the equivalent of a)lektorideu/s in Aelian. ↩
3pi 1377.

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Neighbours in Adler order

α1111Ἀλεεινόςwarm α1112ἈλεείνωI shun α1113Ἀλεκινός(?)strong α1114Ἀλεκτορίδεςhens α1115Ἀλέκτωρ πίνει καὶ οὐκ οὐρεῖa cock drinks and does not pass water; a (?)dormouse does not drink and passes water α1116Ἄλεκτρα καὶ ἄνυμφαunmarried and unwedded α1117Ἀλεκτρυόνα ἀθλητὴν Ταναγραῖονa cock [and ] an athlete from Tanagra

Revisions (8)

8 Feb 2012Catharine Rothupdated reference in note 1
3 Feb 2012David Whiteheadanother note
18 Dec 2007David Whiteheadtweaked tr; augmented notes and keywords
17 Dec 2007Catharine Rothadded cross-reference
12 Jun 2002David Whiteheadadded keywords; restorative and other cosmetics
26 Jan 2001David Whiteheadmodified translation; added note; cosmetics
5 Apr 2000Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Translation

Greek original

Betacode

*)alektori/des: ai( qh/leiai o)/rnis. kai\ ta\s a)lektori/das de\ au)ta\s a)pe/kteinan, tou= mh\ keladou/sas kai\ a)|dou/sas e)pi\ toi=s w)oi=s mhnu=sai to\n moixo/n. kai\ *)alektori/dhs, o( tou= a)le/ktoros. o(/ti *persiko\s o)/rnis o( a)le/ktwr le/getai dia\ th\n lofi/an. kai\ zh/tei e)n tw=| *persiko\s o)/rnis.