Βάπτουσι
they dip
Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Jun 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] they wash. Aristophanes [writes]: "first of all they do not dip the wool in hot [water] in accordance with the ancient custom."1 Meaning they make no innovation.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βάπτουσι· πλύνουσιν. Ἀριστοφάνης· πρῶτα μήτ' ἄρια βάπτουσι θερμῷ κατὰ τὸν ἀρχαῖον νόμον. ἀντὶ τοῦ οὐδὲν καινοτομοῦσιν.