Ἀετώματα
gables
Translated by Jennifer Benedict19 Mar 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
They call the roofs of shrines wings and gables.1 Aristophanes [writes]: "we shall crown the houses in gable style."2 Meaning we shall cover [them].
gables
Translated by Jennifer Benedict19 Mar 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Ἀετώματα· τὰ τῶν ἱερῶν στεγάσματα πτέρυγας καὶ ἀετοὺς καλοῦσιν. Ἀριστοφάνης· τὰς οἰκίας ἐρέψομεν πρὸς ἀετόν. ἀντὶ τοῦ στεγάσομεν.
*)aetw/mata: ta\ tw=n i(erw=n stega/smata pte/rugas kai\ a)etou\s kalou=sin. *)aristofa/nhs: ta\s oi)ki/as e)re/yomen pro\s a)eto/n. a)nti\ tou= stega/somen.