Βρύκοντα

gobbling

Translated by William Hutton · 8 Oct 2002 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] eating, devouring.
"[A lion] just gobbling down the well-suckled calf."¹

Greek original

Βρύκοντα· τρώγοντα, κατεσθίοντα. ἄρτι καταβρύκοντα τὸν εὐθηλήμονα μόσχον.

Betacode

*bru/konta: trw/gonta, katesqi/onta. a)/rti katabru/konta to\n eu)qhlh/mona mo/sxon.

Notes (1)

The headword, otherwise unattested, is the present participle of bru/kw (cf. beta 573) in either the neuter nominative/accusative plural or the masculine accusative singular; probably the latter, if the quotation given is along the same lines -- see next note.
1Greek Anthology 6.263.3 (using the compound verb katabru/kw); again at epsilon 3492. The epigram, a cattle herder's dedication of spoils from a marauding lion, is attributed to Leonidas of Tarentum; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 123), (vol. II, 357), and further excerpts from this epigram at alpha 3085, alpha 4700, and xi 97.

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References

A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1965)

Linked from (4)

α3085Ἀπέτισενpaid back, repaid α4700Ἀχθεινήdistressing, vexing β572Βρύκουσαgnashing β573Βρύκουσαgobbling

Neighbours in Adler order

β568Βρυγμόςgnashing β569Βρύειteems, is teeming β570Βρύειteems, is teeming β571Βρύκονταgobbling β572Βρύκουσαgnashing β573Βρύκουσαgobbling β574Βρύλλωνdrinking

Revisions (7)

10 Apr 2021Ronald Allencorrected cross-references
9 Apr 2021Ronald Allenexpanded n.1, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keyword
4 Jun 2012David Whiteheadexpanded notes; tweaking
7 Feb 2007David Whiteheadanother keyword; cosmetics
9 Oct 2002David Whiteheadadded x-ref; cosmetics
8 Oct 2002William Huttontranslated

Notes (1)

The headword, otherwise unattested, is the present participle of bru/kw (cf. beta 573) in either the neuter nominative/accusative plural or the masculine accusative singular; probably the latter, if the quotation given is along the same lines -- see next note.

1Greek Anthology 6.263.3 (using the compound verb katabru/kw); again at epsilon 3492. The epigram, a cattle herder's dedication of spoils from a marauding lion, is attributed to Leonidas of Tarentum; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 123), (vol. II, 357), and further excerpts from this epigram at alpha 3085, alpha 4700, and xi 97.