Ἀλφιτόπωλις
barley-meal-dealer
Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Jun 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] she who sells barley-meal.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀλφιτόπωλις· ἡ τὰ ἄλφιτα πωλοῦσα.
Betacode
*)alfito/pwlis: h( ta\ a)/lfita pwlou=sa.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 686.
For barley-meal cf. alpha 1451, alpha 1452, alpha 1453, alpha 1454, alpha 1456.
Linked from3 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."
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Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Dec 2014
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- more x-refs and keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- added note and keyword — David Whitehead
- cross-references, keywords — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict