Ἀκοστώσαις
barley-fed, grain-fed
Translated by Jennifer Benedict23 Mar 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
"[[Like] barley-fed] mules on account of laziness and satiety."1
The linguists [write]kriqiw/sais ["grain-fed"]; for akostai is what they call krithai and take [the word] from akos, "cure"; that is, rest from hunger and thirst. But Aristonicus [sc. construes it as] those who are in distress [achos]. At any rate he cites: "[as the barley-fed horse] might break his halter and run stamping over the plain."2 But some [sc. understand it as] full to the brim.
The linguists [write]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀκοστώσαις ἡμιόνοις δι' ἀργίαν καὶ πλησμονήν. οἱ μὲν γλωσσογράφοι κριθιώσαις· ἀκοστὰς γὰρ λέγειν τὰς κριθὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ ἄκος λαμβάνειν, τουτέστιν ἀνάπαυσιν λιμοῦ καὶ δίψης. ὁ δὲ Ἀριστόνικος ἐν ἄχει γενομέναις. εἴ γε ἐπιφέρει· δεσμὸν ἀπορρήξας θείῃ πεδίοιο κροαίνων. τινὲς δὲ ἄδην πληρωθείς.
Betacode
*)akostw/sais h(mio/nois di' a)rgi/an kai\ plhsmonh/n. oi( me\n glwssogra/foi kriqiw/sais: a)kosta\s ga\r le/gein ta\s kriqa\s a)po\ tou= a)/kos lamba/nein, toute/stin a)na/pausin limou= kai\ di/yhs. o( de\ *)aristo/nikos e)n a)/xei genome/nais. ei)/ ge e)pife/rei: desmo\n a)porrh/cas qei/h| pedi/oio kroai/nwn. tine\s de\ a)/dhn plhrwqei/s.
Notes (2)
- The headword, a dative plural, is part of the first quotation given.
- 1Julian, Letter 36. ↩
- 2Homer, Iliad 6.507 (web address 1 below); cf. alpha 934 for the preceding line, and kappa 2457. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- α934Ἀκοστήσαςgrain-fed, having fed on grainOut of a)kostai/ [come] kriqai/. kriqia/sas ["barley-fed"]: [meaning] either a)kolasth/as through syncope; or becoming pained by standing; or seeking some cure and remedy for standing. Also in the Epigrams: "the pierced…
- κ2457Κροαίνωνstamping[Meaning someone] striking with the feet. Or desiring.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history7 revisions · last 13 May 2015
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- added primary note and more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- updated link — Catharine Roth
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- modified and supplemented translation; added note; restorative and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict