Βάψας τὴν κώπην

having dipped the oar

Translated by Craig Gibson · 20 Jun 2002 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

Translation

[Having dipped the oar] you set sail, having come to the nautodikai, who used to judge the [cases] of being foreign.¹ Or from those who make drugs. For they say, "having dipped [it] I will make [it] black."²

Greek original

Βάψας τὴν κώπην ἔπλευσας, ἐλθὼν πρὸς τοὺς ναυτοδίκας, οἳ τὰς τῆς ξενίας ἐδίκαζον. ἢ ἀπὸ τῶν φαρμακοποιούντων. λέγουσι γὰρ τὸ βάψας ποιήσω μέλαν.

Betacode

*ba/yas th\n kw/phn e)/pleusas, e)lqw\n pro\s tou\s nautodi/kas, oi(\ ta\s th=s ceni/as e)di/kazon. h)\ a)po\ tw=n farmakopoiou/ntwn. le/gousi ga\r to\ ba/yas poih/sw me/lan.

Notes (2)

A garbled entry deriving in large part from Harpokration s.v. nautodikai, where Aristophanes fr. 225 Kock (237 Kassel-Austin) is quoted: "I want [to make him] a foreigner suddenly, having dipped to the nautodikai." (Here "I want," e)qe/lw, has become the Suda's e)lqw/n, "having come").
On the nautodikai see generally A.R.W. Harrison, The Law of Athens, ii: procedure (Oxford 1971) 23-4.
1Sc. yet masquerading as an Athenian citizen. ↩
2Comica adespota fr. 743 Kock (but not separately registered by Kassel-Austin).

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Neighbours in Adler order

β193Βαυκαλᾶνto sing a lullaby β194Βαῦνοςfurnace β195ΒαυὼBauo and Demo β196Βάψας τὴν κώπηνhaving dipped the oar β197Βδέλλαleech β198Βδέλλεταιmilks β199Βδέλυγμαabomination

Revisions (6)

4 Mar 2016Catharine Rothcoding
29 Dec 2014David Whitehead
23 May 2012David Whiteheadanother note; more keywords; tweaking
24 Jun 2002David Whiteheadsupplied headword; modified translation; added note and keywords
20 Jun 2002Craig Gibsontranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*ba/yas th\n kw/phn e)/pleusas, e)lqw\n pro\s tou\s nautodi/kas, oi(\ ta\s th=s ceni/as e)di/kazon. h)\ a)po\ tw=n farmakopoiou/ntwn. le/gousi ga\r to\ ba/yas poih/sw me/lan.

Notes (2)

A garbled entry deriving in large part from Harpokration s.v. nautodikai, where Aristophanes fr. 225 Kock (237 Kassel-Austin) is quoted: "I want [to make him] a foreigner suddenly, having dipped to the nautodikai." (Here "I want," e)qe/lw, has become the Suda's e)lqw/n, "having come").
On the nautodikai see generally A.R.W. Harrison, The Law of Athens, ii: procedure (Oxford 1971) 23-4.

1Sc. yet masquerading as an Athenian citizen. ↩

2Comica adespota fr. 743 Kock (but not separately registered by Kassel-Austin).