Ἀσκαρδαμυκτί
in a clear-eyed manner, with a fixed gaze
Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 20 Mar 2002 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] without blinking [mu/ein ], i.e. to gaze fiercely.
Also [sc. attested is the related adjective]a)skarda/mukton ["without shifty eyes"]. Aristophanes [writes]: "look at me without shifty eyes."1 That is, not blinking your eyes. To twitch and blink the eyes and to wink frequently are called "to be shifty-eyed" [skardamu/ssein ] and "to squint" [i)llwpei=n ]. So a)skardamu/ktein [means] to look up. In effect, look straight at me.
Also [sc. attested is the related adjective]
Greek original
Ἀσκαρδαμυκτί· χωρὶς τοῦ μύειν, ὅ ἐστιν ἀγρίως βλέπειν. καὶ Ἀσκαρδάμυκτον. Ἀριστοφάνης· βλέψον εἰς ἐμὲ ἀσκαρδάμυκτον. τουτέστι μὴ μύσας τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς. τὸ δὲ σκαίρειν καὶ μύειν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ πυκνῶς βλεφαρίζειν σκαρδαμύσσειν λέγεται καὶ ἰλλωπεῖν. ἀσκαρδαμυκτεῖν οὖν τὸ ἄνω βλέπειν. οἷον ἀτενὲς βλέψον εἰς ἐμέ.
Betacode
*)askardamukti/: xwri\s tou= mu/ein, o(/ e)stin a)gri/ws ble/pein. kai\ *)askarda/mukton. *)aristofa/nhs: ble/yon ei)s e)me\ a)skarda/mukton. toute/sti mh\ mu/sas tou\s o)fqalmou/s. to\ de\ skai/rein kai\ mu/ein tou\s o)fqalmou\s kai\ puknw=s blefari/zein skardamu/ssein le/getai kai\ i)llwpei=n. a)skardamuktei=n ou)=n to\ a)/nw ble/pein. oi(=on a)tene\s ble/yon ei)s e)me/.
Notes (1)
- The rare headword adverb, lost sight of in the rest of the entry, must be quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities include Xenophon and Lucian.↩
- 1Aristophanes, Knights 292 (web address 1 below), with comment from the scholia there; cf. sigma 538.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbours in Adler order
Revisions (7)
- Catharine Rothtweaked link
- David Whitehead
- David Whiteheadanother note; more keywords; betacode and other cosmetics
- David Whiteheadaugmented note; cosmetics
- William HuttonCosmetics, modified translation, raised status
- Jennifer Benedicttranslated