Βλωθρή

tall-grown

Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Jun 2002Vetting: high8 revisions

2 notes · 20 words

[Meaning] green, supple, fast-growing.¹
"No longer, Therimachus, do you compose pastoral song on the pipes near this tall-grown plane tree."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βλωθρή· χλωρὰ, ἁπαλὴ, εὐαξής. οὐκέτι συρίγγων νόμιον μέλος ἀγχόθι ταύτας ἁρμόσῃ βλωθρᾶς, Θηρίμαχε, πλατάνου.