ᾌδειν κελεύονθ' ὡσπερεὶ τέττιγα ἑστιῶντα
asking [me] to sing as if entertaining cicadas
Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 16 Mar 2001 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions
Translation
Greek original
ᾌδειν κελεύονθ' ὡσπερεὶ τέττιγα ἑστιῶντα· διότι πολύλαλόν ἐστι τὸ ζῷον. Ἀδεῖν δὲ ἀρέσαι.
Betacode
*)/a|dein keleu/onq' w(sperei\ te/ttiga e(stiw=nta: dio/ti polu/lalo/n e)sti to\ zw=|on. *)adei=n de\ a)re/sai.
Notes (1)
- [1] The headword phrase comes from Aristophanes, Clouds 1360 (which has plural↩
te/ttigas for the Suda'ste/ttiga : see web address 1 below for the text on Perseus), and the gloss from the scholia there.- 2As opposed to
ai)/dein , the form in the headword, "to sing"; again alpha 455. - 2As opposed to
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbours in Adler order
Revisions (7)
- David Whiteheadx-ref; cosmetics
- Jennifer Benedictupdated Perseus link
- David Whiteheadbetacoding and other cosmetics
- David Whiteheadanother keyword
- David Whiteheadcosmetics
- Jennifer Benedicttranslated