Ἀλφιτεῖς
barley-millers
Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Jun 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀλφιτεῖς· οἱ τὰ ἄλφιτα ποιοῦντες. Ὑπερίδης.
Betacode
*)alfitei=s: oi( ta\ a)/lfita poiou=ntes. *(uperi/dhs.
Notes (2)
- Same entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha1074 Theodoridis.↩
- 1cf. alpha 1451, alpha 1452. ↩
- 2Hyperides fr. 224 Jensen (contextless).
Linked from4 entries
- α1451Ἄλφιbarley-meal[a)/lfi is short for] a)/lfiton. This [sc. cutting-off the end of a word] is called bitten-off, which they say Epicharmus first discovered.
- α1452Ἄλφιταbarley-meal[Meaning] the flour/meal from a new barleycorn. "Much mixed barley-meal was stored away, but many barleycorns [sc. were sent] to be milled; for there was a mill on the spot."
- α1453Ἀλφιταμοιβούςbarley-meal-dealersAristophanes [writes]: "if he shuts his door, [...] the barley-meal-dealers should provide three quarts as dinner to all the poor - or else long regret it."
- α1455Ἀλφιτόπωλιςbarley-meal-dealer[Meaning] she who sells barley-meal.
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Revision history6 revisions · last 14 Dec 2014
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cross-references — Catharine Roth
- modified headword and translation; added note and keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict