Ἄσταχυς
corn-ear, astachus
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Jan 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Corn-ear] and "raisin" [a)stafi/s ] and generally the redundant addition of the alpha in the beginning of such words is an Attic [feature]. "And it bends down the ears of corn."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄσταχυς καὶ ἀσταφὶς καὶ ὅλως τὸ πλεονάζειν τὸ α ἐν ἀρχῇ τῶν τοιούτων ὀνομάτων Ἀττικόν. ἐπί τ' ἠμύει ἀσταχύεσσιν.
Betacode
*)/astaxus kai\ a)stafi\s kai\ o(/lws to\ pleona/zein to\ a e)n a)rxh=| tw=n toiou/twn o)noma/twn *)attiko/n. e)pi/ t' h)mu/ei a)staxu/essin.