Βαίτη

skin-coat, skin-tent

Translated by Craig Gibson · 8 Aug 2002 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] leather/hide.¹
"A baite, both in summer and in winter, [is] a good thing," [sc. a proverbial saying] in reference to something suitable for use.²

Greek original

Βαίτη· διφθέρα. Βαίτη δὲ κἂν θέρει καὶ ἐν χειμῶνι ἀγαθόν, ἐπὶ τοῦ κατὰ τὴν χρείαν προσφόρου.

Betacode

*bai/th: difqe/ra. *bai/th de\ ka)\n qe/rei kai\ e)n xeimw=ni a)gaqo/n, e)pi\ tou= kata\ th\n xrei/an prosfo/rou.

Notes (2)

See generally LSJ s.v.
1Same or similar glossing in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to Theocritus, Idylls 3.25 and 5.15 (where the Doric accusative form bai/tan is used). ↩
2This proverb is not in the standard collections in quite this form, but cf. Macarius Chrysocephalus 8.71 (on lentil soup).

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Neighbours in Adler order

β209Βδύλλειis in deadly fear of β210Βαιαίlittle (ones), scanty (ones)β211ΒαιθήλBethel β212Βαίτηskin-coat, skin-tent β213ΒαιτικήBaitike, Baetica β214Βεβαλανωμένονconstipated β215ΒεβαιῶI confirm

Revisions (6)

20 Sep 2015David Whiteheadexpanded n.1; more keywords
24 May 2012David Whiteheadaugmented notes and keywords
6 Mar 2003David Whiteheadaugmented note; cosmetics
9 Aug 2002David Whiteheadmodified translation; added notes and keywords; cosmetics
8 Aug 2002Craig Gibsontranslated

Greek original

Βαίτη· διφθέρα. Βαίτη δὲ κἂν θέρει καὶ ἐν χειμῶνι ἀγαθόν, ἐπὶ τοῦ κατὰ τὴν χρείαν προσφόρου.

Betacode

*bai/th: difqe/ra. *bai/th de\ ka)\n qe/rei kai\ e)n xeimw=ni a)gaqo/n, e)pi\ tou= kata\ th\n xrei/an prosfo/rou.

Notes (2)

See generally LSJ s.v.

1Same or similar glossing in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to Theocritus, Idylls 3.25 and 5.15 (where the Doric accusative form bai/tan is used). ↩

2This proverb is not in the standard collections in quite this form, but cf. Macarius Chrysocephalus 8.71 (on lentil soup).