Ἀπύλωτον στόμα
gateless mouth
Translated by Jennifer Benedict9 Aug 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Aristophanes in Frogs [writes] a)qu/rwton ["doorless"] but not a)pu/lwton ["gateless"].1 Also Phrynichus.2 But some write a)pu/lwton meaning open and not having a gate: that is, neither curbed nor controlled.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπύλωτον στόμα· ἀθύρωτον ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀπύλωτον Ἀριστοφάνης ἐν Βατράχοις. καὶ Φρύνιχος. οἱ δὲ γράφοντες ἀπύλωτον ἀντὶ τοῦ ἠνεῳγμένον καὶ πύλην μὴ ἔχον, τουτέστι μὴ χαλιναγωγούμενον μηδὲ κρατούμενον.