Βάξιν

[ill] report

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 13 Jun 2002 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] rumor. Sophocles¹ [writes]: "for if you think that in these present misfortunes you have suffered something pertaining to hurt at my hand by words or by deeds, then I have no longing for long life since I bear this ill report." Meaning I do not wish to live with this report.²

Greek original

Βάξιν· φήμην. Σοφοκλῆς· εἰ γὰρ ἐν ταῖς ξυμφοραῖς ταῖς νῦν νομίζεις πρός γ' ἐμοῦ πεπονθέναι λόγοισιν εἴτ' ἔργοισιν εἰς βλάβην φέρον, οὔτοι βίου μοι τοῦ μακραίωνος πόθος φέροντι τήνδε βάξιν. ἀντὶ τοῦ οὐ βούλομαι ζῆν ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ φήμῃ.

Betacode

*ba/cin: fh/mhn. *sofoklh=s: ei) ga\r e)n tai=s cumforai=s tai=s nu=n nomi/zeis pro/s g' e)mou= peponqe/nai lo/goisin ei)/t' e)/rgoisin ei)s bla/bhn  fe/ron, ou)/toi bi/ou moi tou= makrai/wnos po/qos fe/ronti th/nde ba/cin. a)nti\ tou= ou) bou/lomai zh=n e)pi\ tau/th| th=| fh/mh|.

Notes (2)

The headword noun, accusative case, is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
1Corrected in the editio princeps from the transmitted 'Aristophanes'. ↩
2Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 515-9 (web address 1 below), with scholion; cf. mu 73.

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbours in Adler order

β92Βάναυσοςartisan, mechanic, banausos β93Βάναυσοςvulgar, mechanical, banausic, plebeian β94Βάνδονensign β95Βάξιν[ill] report β96Βαπτάdyed β97ΒαπτίζωI dip; I baptize β98Βάπτουσιthey dip

Revisions (7)

16 Sep 2015David Whitehead
31 Mar 2014David Whiteheadanother note
5 Jun 2012Catharine Rothupgraded link
21 May 2012David Whiteheadanother note and keyword; tweaking
13 Jun 2002David Whiteheadaugmented note; cosmetics
13 Jun 2002Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*ba/cin: fh/mhn. *sofoklh=s: ei) ga\r e)n tai=s cumforai=s tai=s nu=n nomi/zeis pro/s g' e)mou= peponqe/nai lo/goisin ei)/t' e)/rgoisin ei)s bla/bhn  fe/ron, ou)/toi bi/ou moi tou= makrai/wnos po/qos fe/ronti th/nde ba/cin. a)nti\ tou= ou) bou/lomai zh=n e)pi\ tau/th| th=| fh/mh|.