Ἀσκαλαβώτης

gecko

Translated by Jennifer Benedict20 Mar 2002Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 19 words

[Meaning] the spotted lizard.¹
They do not say kalabw/ths, but rather galew/ths. Menander [writes]: "this old spotted lizard here".²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀσκαλαβώτης· ὁ γαλεώτης. οὐχὶ καλαβώτην λέγουσι, μᾶλλον δὲ γαλεώτην. Μένανδρος· οὑτοσὶ δὲ γαλεώτης γέρων.

Betacode

*)askalabw/ths: o( galew/ths. ou)xi\ kalabw/thn le/gousi, ma=llon de\ galew/thn. *me/nandros: ou(tosi\ de\ galew/ths ge/rwn.