Ἀλεξιφάρμακα

charms

Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 May 2000Vetting: high9 revisions

2 notes · 20 words

[Meaning things] able to keep off spells.¹ Menander in Child [writes]: "Ephesia walks thus around those getting married, speaking charms".²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀλεξιφάρμακα· ἀλεξητήρια φαρμάκων. Μένανδρος Παιδίῳ· Ἐφεσία τοῖς γαμοῦσιν οὕτως περιπατεῖ, λέγων ἀλεξιφάρμακα.

Ἀλεξιφάρμακα · charms (α 1139) · Suda

*)alecifa/rmaka: a)lechth/ria farma/kwn. *me/nandros *paidi/w|: *)efesi/a toi=s gamou=sin ou(/tws peripatei=, le/gwn a)lecifa/rmaka.