Ἀβρόμιος

Bromios-less, Bromius-less

Translated by Anne Mahoney · 26 Aug 1998 · Vetting: high · 10 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] without wine.
"If I escape through the wave of destructive fire, I tell you I will drink for one hundred suns from dewy streams, Bromios-less¹ and wine-less." In the Epigrams.²

Greek original

Ἀβρόμιος· χωρὶς οἴνου. ἢν ὀλοοῦ διὰ κῦμα φύγω πυρὸς, εἰς ἑκατόν σοι ἠελίους δροσερᾶν πίομαι ἐκ λιβάδων, ἀβρόμιος καὶ ἄοινος. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασιν.

Betacode

*)abro/mios: xwri\s oi)/nou. h)\n o)loou= dia\ ku=ma fu/gw puro\s, ei)s e(kato/n soi h)eli/ous drosera=n pi/omai e)k liba/dwn, a)bro/mios kai\ a)/oinos. e)n *)epigra/mmasin.

Notes (2)

The headword is presumably extracted from the epigram quoted, its only attestation outside lexicography.
1Bromios is a name frequently given to Dionysos (delta 1185): see beta 547. ↩
2Greek Anthology 6.291.3-5 (author unknown), the vow of a wine-loving woman, should her fever break; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 74-77), mu 1022, and sigma 955. This epigram appears twice in the Anthologia Palatina (AP). In the first instance, it is attributed to Antipater of Thessalonica. But in the second instance (inserted after 9.164), and following redaction by the AP scribe designated C (the Corrector), it is noted to be a)de/spoton, anonymous (ibid. and vol. II, 100-101)

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References

A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)

Neighbours in Adler order

α81ἈβρογάστηςAbrogastes, Arbogast α82Ἁβροδιαίτῃwith luxurious living α83ἉβροκόμαςAbrokomas, Habrokomas, Abrocomas α84ἈβρόμιοςBromios-less, Bromius-less α85Ἄβρομοςnoisy α86Ἁβρόνdelicate α87Ἁβρόςdelicate

Revisions (10)

29 Oct 2018Ronald Allencorrected epigram attribution in n.2, added bibliography entry
23 Oct 2018Ronald Allentypo n.2 second cross-reference
23 Oct 2018Ronald Allenexpanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keywords
2 Apr 2015David Whiteheadexpanded primary note; cosmetics
21 Dec 2011Catharine Rothcosmeticule
20 Dec 2011David Whiteheadmore keywords; tweaks
3 Jan 2005David Whiteheadmodified headword; tweaked translation; x-refs; cosmetics
1 Feb 2001William HuttonModified headword and translation, added note and keywords, set status
26 Aug 1998Anne Mahoneytranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*)abro/mios: xwri\s oi)/nou. h)\n o)loou= dia\ ku=ma fu/gw puro\s, ei)s e(kato/n soi h)eli/ous drosera=n pi/omai e)k liba/dwn, a)bro/mios kai\ a)/oinos. e)n *)epigra/mmasin.

Notes (2)

The headword is presumably extracted from the epigram quoted, its only attestation outside lexicography.

1Bromios is a name frequently given to Dionysos (delta 1185): see beta 547. ↩

2Greek Anthology 6.291.3-5 (author unknown), the vow of a wine-loving woman, should her fever break; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 74-77), mu 1022, and sigma 955. This epigram appears twice in the Anthologia Palatina (AP). In the first instance, it is attributed to Antipater of Thessalonica. But in the second instance (inserted after 9.164), and following redaction by the AP scribe designated C (the Corrector), it is noted to be a)de/spoton, anonymous (ibid. and vol. II, 100-101)