Ἄσκαντος

pallet

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 20 Mar 2002 · Vetting: high · 8 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] a small couch, a beggarly little bed.¹
Alternatively a)ska/nths ["pallet"], a couch which does not have a mattress; for a ka/nhs ["mattress"] [is] a rush mat.²
Or³ a low bed [ski/mpous], or a certain type of seat, though others [call it] a kra/bbaton ["couch"].⁴
Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "take your pallet and come out."⁵

Greek original

Ἄσκαντος· ἡ μικρὰ κλίνη, τὸ πτωχὸν κλινίδιον. ἢ Ἀσκάντης, κλίνη μὴ ἔχουσα κάνητα· κάνης δὲ ὁ ψίαθος. ἢ ὁ σκίμπους, ἢ δίφρου τι εἶδος, οἱ δὲ τὸν κράββατον. Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις· ἔξει τὸν ἀσκάντην λαβών.

Betacode

*)/askantos: h( mikra\ kli/nh, to\ ptwxo\n klini/dion. h)\ *)aska/nths, kli/nh mh\ e)/xousa ka/nhta: ka/nhs de\ o( yi/aqos. h)\ o( ski/mpous, h)\ di/frou ti ei)=dos, oi( de\ to\n kra/bbaton. *)aristofa/nhs *nefe/lais: e)/cei to\n a)ska/nthn labw/n.

Notes (4)

[1] Similarly in Hesychius and other lexica (including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon) -- though glossing a)ska/nths, not the Suda's a)/skantos (which occurs only here).
2cf. kappa 307. ↩
3From the scholia to a line of Aristophanes about to be quoted; see note below. ↩
4For this variant cf. Moeris 190.23; and see generally sigma 607. ↩
5Aristophanes, Clouds 634 (web address 1).

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbours in Adler order

α4158ἈσκαλωνίτηςAskalonite, Ascalonite α4159Ἀσκαμωνίαscammony α4160ἈσκανίαAskania, Ascania α4161Ἄσκαντοςpallet α4162Ἀσκαρδαμυκτίin a clear-eyed manner, with a fixed gaze α4163Ἀσκελέςstubbornly α4164Ἀσκέπαρνονunhewn

Revisions (8)

19 Dec 2015Catharine Rothcosmeticule
19 Dec 2015David Whiteheadtweaked n.1, at the prompting of Dr Nick Nicholas
24 Nov 2015Catharine Rothtweaked link
1 Sep 2015David Whitehead
24 Apr 2012David Whiteheadbetacode and other cosmetics
10 Apr 2002David Whiteheadaugmented notes; added keyword; cosmetics
20 Mar 2002Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Translation

Greek original

Betacode

*)/askantos: h( mikra\ kli/nh, to\ ptwxo\n klini/dion. h)\ *)aska/nths, kli/nh mh\ e)/xousa ka/nhta: ka/nhs de\ o( yi/aqos. h)\ o( ski/mpous, h)\ di/frou ti ei)=dos, oi( de\ to\n kra/bbaton. *)aristofa/nhs *nefe/lais: e)/cei to\n a)ska/nthn labw/n.

Notes (4)

[1] Similarly in Hesychius and other lexica (including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon) -- though glossing a)ska/nths, not the Suda's a)/skantos (which occurs only here).

2cf. kappa 307. ↩

3From the scholia to a line of Aristophanes about to be quoted; see note below. ↩

4For this variant cf. Moeris 190.23; and see generally sigma 607. ↩

5Aristophanes, Clouds 634 (web address 1).