Ἀρνακίδα Ἀρνακίς

sheepskin

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 30 Jul 2001 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

Sheepskin,¹ [meaning] the fleece of the sheep, the skin with the wool.
Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "ah me, if only someone would just toss a fleecing idea out of the fleeces!"¹ He played [on words] with arneisthai ["to fleece"], as if named from sheep, and fleecing the creditors. And "fleecing" simultaneously [comes] from cheating and means a coverlet.

Greek original

Ἀρνακίδα. Ἀρνακίς, τὸ τοῦ ἀρνοῦ κῴδιον, τὸ μετὰ τῶν ἐρίων δέρμα. Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις· οἴμοι τίς ἂν δῆτ' ἐπιβάλοι ἐξ ἀρνακίδων γνώμην ἀποστερητρίδα; ἔπαιξε δὲ πρὸς τὸ ἀρνεῖσθαι, παρονομάσας ἀπὸ τῶν ἀρνῶν, καὶ τοῦ ἀρνεῖσθαι τοὺς δανειστάς. τὸ δὲ ἀποστερητρίδα ἅμα μὲν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀποστερεῖν, ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἀντὶ τοῦ περιβόλαιον.

Betacode

*)arnaki/da. *)arnaki/s, to\ tou= a)rnou= kw/|dion, to\ meta\ tw=n e)ri/wn de/rma. *)aristofa/nhs *nefe/lais: oi)/moi ti/s a)\n dh=t' e)piba/loi e)c a)rnaki/dwn gnw/mhn a)posterhtri/da; e)/paice de\ pro\s to\ a)rnei=sqai, paronoma/sas a)po\ tw=n a)rnw=n, kai\ tou= a)rnei=sqai tou\s daneista/s. to\ de\ a)posterhtri/da a(/ma me\n a)po\ tou= a)posterei=n, a(/ma de\ kai\ a)nti\ tou= peribo/laion.

Notes (1)

[1] The headword has appeared first in the accusative, without gloss; now it is in the nominative.
2Aristophanes, Clouds 729-30 (web address 1 below), with comment from the scholia there; cf. already alpha 3554.

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from (1)

α3554Ἀποστερητρίδαfleecing

Neighbours in Adler order

α3979Ἁρμοσταίharmosts α3980Ἁρμόττωνjoining α3981Ἁρμοῖ πουjust now α3982Ἀρνακίδα Ἀρνακίςsheepskin α3983ἈρναῖοςArnaeus, Arnaios α3984Ἀρνευτήρacrobat α3985ἌρνηArne

Revisions (7)

7 Nov 2015Catharine Rothtweaked translation and link
31 Aug 2015David Whitehead
12 Apr 2012David Whiteheadmore keywords; cosmetics
22 Nov 2005David Whiteheadanother keyword
31 Jul 2001David Whiteheadaugmented notes; added keyword; cosmetics
30 Jul 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Translation

Greek original

Betacode

*)arnaki/da. *)arnaki/s, to\ tou= a)rnou= kw/|dion, to\ meta\ tw=n e)ri/wn de/rma. *)aristofa/nhs *nefe/lais: oi)/moi ti/s a)\n dh=t' e)piba/loi e)c a)rnaki/dwn gnw/mhn a)posterhtri/da; e)/paice de\ pro\s to\ a)rnei=sqai, paronoma/sas a)po\ tw=n a)rnw=n, kai\ tou= a)rnei=sqai tou\s daneista/s. to\ de\ a)posterhtri/da a(/ma me\n a)po\ tou= a)posterei=n, a(/ma de\ kai\ a)nti\ tou= peribo/laion.