Βάκτρον
staff
Translated by Catharine Roth29 Jan 2002Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] rod/stick.1
"[Lysimachus] who has now exchanged his panoply for the staff of an old man."2 It is also called skepanion ["little rod"]. "Instead of a plectrum, I [Eumolpus] support my trembling hands with a little rod."3
"[Lysimachus] who has now exchanged his panoply for the staff of an old man."2 It is also called skepanion ["little rod"]. "Instead of a plectrum, I [Eumolpus] support my trembling hands with a little rod."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βάκτρον· ῥάβδος. γηραλέον νῦν ἀντὶ πανοπλίης βάκτρον ἀμειψάμενος. λέγεται καὶ σκηπάνιον. ἀντὶ δὲ πλήκτρου, σκηπανίῳ τρομερὰς χεῖρας ἐρεισάμεθα.
Betacode
*ba/ktron: r(a/bdos. ghrale/on nu=n a)nti\ panopli/hs ba/ktron a)meiya/menos. le/getai kai\ skhpa/nion. a)nti\ de\ plh/ktrou, skhpani/w| tromera\s xei=ras e)reisa/meqa.
Notes (3)
- Likewise in ps.-Zonaras.↩
- 1Similarly in Hesychius. ↩
- 2Greek Anthology 6.81.5-6 (Paul the Silentiary) a retired soldier dedicates his armor to Ares. Find further excerpts from this epigram at alpha 1136, epsilon 178, and chi 377. ↩
- 3Greek Anthology 6.83.5-6 (Macedonius the Consul) a retired musician dedicates his lyre to Apollo.
Linked from4 entries
- α1136Ἀλεξιβέλεμνονdart-averting[Meaning] one which repels missiles. In the Epigrams: "and the dart-averting tunic from the chest".
- β48Βακτηρεύεινto support with a staff[Meaning] to prop oneself up.
- ε178Ἐγχείαlance, spear"[...] and the lance which often tasted the enemies' guts."
- χ377Χολάδεςguts[Meaning] the entrails. In the Epigrams: "and a lance which often tasted the enemies' guts."
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Revision history6 revisions · last 11 Aug 2023
- added cross-references n.2 — Ronald Allen
- tweaked notes — Catharine Roth
- more notes; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth