Βομβοῦσιν

they bumble

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 19 Apr 2002 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

"Bees [bumble] whenever someone approaches who smells of myrrh." Republic [Book] 8.¹
"And those bumbling around the table of Dionysus and those who had raved at the feast and hand of Alexander, both these and others of whom I spoke: Orestes, Marpsias, the flatterers of Kallias the Athenian along with others, and this one among the Romans, Albius [by] name."²

Greek original

Βομβοῦσιν αἱ μέλισσαι, ὅταν τις προσίῃ μύρου ὄζων. Πολιτείας θʹ. καὶ οἱ περὶ τὴν Διονυσίου βομβοῦντες τράπεζαν καὶ περὶ τὴν Ἀλεξάνδρου μεμηνότες δαῖτα καὶ χεῖρα, καὶ ἄλλοι δὲ καὶ ἄλλοι ὧν εἶπον, Ὀρέστης, Μαρψίας, Καλλίου τοῦ Ἀθηναίου κόλακες σὺν ἑτέροις, καὶ ὅδε παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις Ἄλβιος ὄνομα.

Betacode

*bombou=sin ai( me/lissai, o(/tan tis prosi/h| mu/rou o)/zwn. *politei/as q#. kai\ oi( peri\ th\n *dionusi/ou bombou=ntes tra/pezan kai\ peri\ th\n *)aleca/ndrou memhno/tes dai=ta kai\ xei=ra, kai\ a)/lloi de\ kai\ a)/lloi w(=n ei)=pon, *)ore/sths, *maryi/as, *kalli/ou tou= *)aqhnai/ou ko/lakes su\n e(te/rois, kai\ o(/de para\ *(rwmai/ois *)/albios o)/noma.

Notes (2)

For this verb cf. beta 372, beta 373.
1A literalization of Plato, Republic 573A (web address 1 below). ↩
2Aelian fr. 110b Domingo-Forasté (107 Hercher) on Albius, a hanger-on of Marc Antony (cf. alpha 1091). For Marpsias see mu 241; and see generally Kassel-Austin, PCG V p. 395, on Eupolis fr. 179.

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from (3)

β371Βομβάλβιοιbumblers β373Βόμβησενbuzzed δ1244Διώνυμοιfamous, renowned

Neighbours in Adler order

β371Βομβάλβιοιbumblers β372Βομβεῖbuzzes β373Βόμβησενbuzzed β374Βομβοῦσινthey bumble β375Βομβυλιόςbumblebee, buzzing-insect β376Βομβυλιόςbumble[bee]β377Βομβύλονgurgling-vessel

Revisions (7)

23 Dec 2014David Whitehead
13 Jun 2013Catharine Rothupdated reference
29 Jun 2012Catharine Rothupgraded link
31 May 2012David Whiteheadx-refs; more keywords; tweaking
21 Apr 2002David Whiteheadaugmented note; cosmetics
19 Apr 2002Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Translation

Greek original

Betacode

*bombou=sin ai( me/lissai, o(/tan tis prosi/h| mu/rou o)/zwn. *politei/as q#. kai\ oi( peri\ th\n *dionusi/ou bombou=ntes tra/pezan kai\ peri\ th\n *)aleca/ndrou memhno/tes dai=ta kai\ xei=ra, kai\ a)/lloi de\ kai\ a)/lloi w(=n ei)=pon, *)ore/sths, *maryi/as, *kalli/ou tou= *)aqhnai/ou ko/lakes su\n e(te/rois, kai\ o(/de para\ *(rwmai/ois *)/albios o)/noma.

Notes (2)

For this verb cf. beta 372, beta 373.

1A literalization of Plato, Republic 573A (web address 1 below). ↩

2Aelian fr. 110b Domingo-Forasté (107 Hercher) on Albius, a hanger-on of Marc Antony (cf. alpha 1091). For Marpsias see mu 241; and see generally Kassel-Austin, PCG V p. 395, on Eupolis fr. 179.