Ἀκαρπότερος ἀγρίππου
more barren than a wild olive
Translated by Jennifer Benedict16 Feb 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those completely poverty-stricken. For Laconians call the wild olive "agrippos".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀκαρπότερος ἀγρίππου· ἐπὶ τῶν πάνυ πενομένων. Λάκωνες γὰρ τὴν ἀγρίαν ἐλαίαν ἄγριππον καλοῦσιν.
Betacode
*)akarpo/teros a)gri/ppou: e)pi\ tw=n pa/nu penome/nwn. *la/kwnes ga\r th\n a)gri/an e)lai/an a)/grippon kalou=sin.