Ἀφοδεῦσαι

to excrete

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 10 Nov 2001 · Vetting: high · 5 revisions

Translation

Plato in Adonises [sc. uses this word.]¹ Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a)/fodos ["privy"], an out-house. From which also [comes the verb] a)fodeu/ein. Also [sc. attested is] a)/fodos [in the sense of] a retreat, just as the arrival [is an] e)/fodos.²

Greek original

Ἀφοδεῦσαι· Πλάτων Ἀδώνισι. καὶ Ἄφοδος, ὁ ἀπόπατος. ἐξ οὗ καὶ ἀφοδεύειν. καὶ Ἄφοδον, ἀναχώρησιν, ὥσπερ καὶ ἔφοδον τὴν ἐπέλευσιν.

Betacode

*)afodeu=sai: *pla/twn *)adw/nisi. kai\ *)/afodos, o( a)po/patos. e)c ou(= kai\ a)fodeu/ein. kai\ *)/afodon, a)naxw/rhsin, w(/sper kai\ e)/fodon th\n e)pe/leusin.

Notes (1)

[1] Plato Comicus fr. 5 Kock (and K.-A.). The word is the aorist active infinitive of the verb a)fodeu/w. For this and its cognates as euphemistic see J. Henderson, The Maculate Muse (New Haven 1975) 191-2 #412.
2In fact, here, accusative singular of a)/fodos in that sense; evidently quoted from somewhere.

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Neighbours in Adler order

α4632Ἀφλυσμόςfroth α4633Ἀφνειόςprosperous α4634Ἀφοβόσπλαγχνοςfearless of heart α4635Ἀφοδεῦσαιto excrete α4636Ἀφοπλίζεινto strip of arms α4637Ἀφόρητονunbearable α4638Ἀφορμήstarting-point

Revisions (5)

27 Dec 2014David Whitehead
7 May 2012David Whiteheadaugmented notes; betacode and other cosmetics
12 Nov 2001David Whiteheadmodified headword and translation; augmented note and keywords
10 Nov 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*)afodeu=sai: *pla/twn *)adw/nisi. kai\ *)/afodos, o( a)po/patos. e)c ou(= kai\ a)fodeu/ein. kai\ *)/afodon, a)naxw/rhsin, w(/sper kai\ e)/fodon th\n e)pe/leusin.

Notes (1)

[1] Plato Comicus fr. 5 Kock (and K.-A.). The word is the aorist active infinitive of the verb a)fodeu/w. For this and its cognates as euphemistic see J. Henderson, The Maculate Muse (New Haven 1975) 191-2 #412.

2In fact, here, accusative singular of a)/fodos in that sense; evidently quoted from somewhere.