Βάδος

walk

Translated by John Arnold · 3 Oct 2000 · Vetting: high · 9 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] walking.
Aristophanes in Birds [writes]: "this is why we are walking this walk".¹ [sc. Grammatically] formed as a joke. For just as [the noun] tread [comes] from [the verb] to tread -- Homer [writes]: "shunning the tread of mankind"² -- so ba/dos [comes] from the [verb] badi/zein.

Greek original

Βάδος· ἡ βάδισις. Ἀριστοφάνης Ὄρνισι· διὰ ταῦτα τόνδε τὸν βάδον βαδίζομεν. ἐν παιδιᾷ παρεσχημάτισται. ὡς γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ πατεῖν πάτος· Ὅμηρος· πάτον ἀνθρώπων ἀλεείνων· οὕτως ἀπὸ τοῦ βαδίζειν βάδος.

Betacode

*ba/dos: h( ba/disis. *)aristofa/nhs *)/ornisi: dia\ tau=ta to/nde to\n ba/don badi/zomen. e)n paidia=| paresxhma/tistai. w(s ga\r a)po\ tou= patei=n pa/tos: *(/omhros: pa/ton a)nqrw/pwn a)leei/nwn: ou(/tws a)po\ tou= badi/zein ba/dos.

Notes (2)

The headword (LSJ entry at web address 1) is illustrated by the quotation given.
Likewise in ps.-Zonaras.
1Aristophanes, Birds 42 (web address 2), followed by comment from the scholia there. ↩
2Homer, Iliad 6.202 (web address 3).

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 3 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbours in Adler order

β20Βαδιστικοῦgood at walking β21Βάδιλλοςshovel β22ΒάδιοςBadios β23Βάδοςwalk β24ΒαήλBael, Ba'al β25ΒαθάληBathale β26Βαθεῖα κόμηthick hair

Revisions (9)

30 Jan 2016Catharine Rothtweaked link
14 Sep 2015David Whitehead
18 May 2012David Whiteheadcosmetics
18 Nov 2011Catharine Rothupdated links
16 Jun 2011David Whiteheadtweaks and cosmetics; raised status
3 Jul 2001Catharine Rothadded and adjusted links
4 Oct 2000David Whiteheadmodified translation and notes; added keyword
3 Oct 2000John Arnoldtranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*ba/dos: h( ba/disis. *)aristofa/nhs *)/ornisi: dia\ tau=ta to/nde to\n ba/don badi/zomen. e)n paidia=| paresxhma/tistai. w(s ga\r a)po\ tou= patei=n pa/tos: *(/omhros: pa/ton a)nqrw/pwn a)leei/nwn: ou(/tws a)po\ tou= badi/zein ba/dos.