Ἀπεκράνιξε
struck off from the head
Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 19 Dec 2000 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he/she/it] separated from the head, chopped off. "With a club he struck off the bull's curved horn from its head."1
Greek original
Ἀπεκράνιξε· τῆς κάρας ἀπεχώρισεν, ἀπέκοψεν. ὁ δὲ ῥοπάλῳ γυρὸν ἀπεκράνιξε βοὸς κέρας.
Betacode
*)apekra/nice: th=s ka/ras a)pexw/risen, a)pe/koyen. o( de\ r(opa/lw| guro\n a)pekra/nice boo\s ke/ras.
Notes (1)
- The headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given, its only independent attestation.↩
- 1Greek Anthology 6.255.6-7 (Erucius); again at beta 469 (where however the verb is given as imperfect, not the aorist it ought to be). On this epigram, in which a cowherd dedicates a bull's horn, see Gow and Page vol. I (248-249) and vol. II (281-282). Find further extracts from this epigram at alpha 4362, beta 355, iota 397, kappa 1867, kappa 1946, omicron 915, and chi 96.
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)
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Revisions (7)
- Ronald Allenexpanded n.1, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keyword
- David Whitehead
- Catharine Rothcoding
- David Whiteheadanother keyword; tweaks
- David Whiteheadaugmented note; added keywords; cosmetics
- Jennifer Benedicttranslated