Ἀργιλλώδης

clayey, clay-like

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 28 Jun 2001 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] dirty.¹
Or "clay-like earth" [a)rgilw/dhs gh=], [meaning] white and pure.²
"Beside the long road this clay vessel holds Democritus' dead cricket which sings with his wings."³

Greek original

Ἀργιλλώδης· ὁ ῥυπαρός. ἢ Ἀργιλώδης γῆ, λευκὴ καὶ καθαρά. ἀκρίδα Δημοκρίτου μελεσίπτερον ἅδε θανοῦσαν ἄργιλος δολιχὰν ἀμφὶ κέλευθον ἔχει.

Betacode

*)argillw/dhs: o( r(uparo/s. h)\ *)argilw/dhs gh=, leukh\ kai\ kaqara/. a)kri/da *dhmokri/tou melesi/pteron a(/de qanou=san a)/rgilos dolixa\n a)mfi\ ke/leuqon e)/xei.

Notes (3)

The headword adjective can be spelled in either of the ways illustrated here: see LSJ s.v.
1Likewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. ↩
2Likewise or similarly in other lexica, including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon. Perhaps stemming from the Arabian and Syrian gh=n ... a)rgilwdeste/rhn in Herodotus 2.12.3. ↩
3Greek Anthology 7.194.3 (Mnasalces), an epitaph for a cricket owned by one Democritus; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 143) and (vol. II, 408-409).

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References

A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)

Neighbours in Adler order

α3772ἈργειφόντηςArgeiphontes, Argos-Slayer α3773Ἀργείηςbright-shining α3774Ἀργήςbright, shining α3775Ἀργιλλώδηςclayey, clay-like α3776ἈργίνηArgine α3777Ἀργινόεις ἀργινόεντοςbright-shining [and] of bright-shining α3778ἈργίννουσαArginnousa, Arginousai, Arginusae

Revisions (7)

7 Jan 2022Ronald Allenexpanded n.3, added bibliography
30 Aug 2015David Whitehead
24 Dec 2014Catharine Rothcoding
10 Apr 2012David Whiteheadmore notes and keywords; betacode and other cosmetics
29 Jun 2001David Whiteheadadded keywords; cosmetics
28 Jun 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*)argillw/dhs: o( r(uparo/s. h)\ *)argilw/dhs gh=, leukh\ kai\ kaqara/. a)kri/da *dhmokri/tou melesi/pteron a(/de qanou=san a)/rgilos dolixa\n a)mfi\ ke/leuqon e)/xei.

Notes (3)

The headword adjective can be spelled in either of the ways illustrated here: see LSJ s.v.

1Likewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. ↩

2Likewise or similarly in other lexica, including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon. Perhaps stemming from the Arabian and Syrian gh=n ... a)rgilwdeste/rhn in Herodotus 2.12.3. ↩

3Greek Anthology 7.194.3 (Mnasalces), an epitaph for a cricket owned by one Democritus; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 143) and (vol. II, 408-409).