Δρυπέπης
tree-ripened
Translated by Catharine Roth26 Mar 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δρυπέπης· ὁ πέπειρος καρπὸς τῶν δένδρων. ἡ ἐπὶ τῶν δένδρων πεπανθεῖσα ἐλαία· ὡσαύτως καὶ ἡ ἰσχάς. καὶ Δρύπεπα. τήν θ' ἁλίπαστον δρύπεπα. τουτέστιν ἐλαίαν. καὶ τὸ πληθυντικὸν δρυπεπεῖς.
Betacode
*drupe/phs: o( pe/peiros karpo\s tw=n de/ndrwn. h( e)pi\ tw=n de/ndrwn pepanqei=sa e)lai/a: w(sau/tws kai\ h( i)sxa/s. kai\ *dru/pepa. th/n q' a(li/paston dru/pepa. toute/stin e)lai/an. kai\ to\ plhquntiko\n drupepei=s.
Notes (3)
- [1] Likewise in other lexica.↩
- 2From the scholia to Aristophanes, Lysistrata 664. And cf. gamma 187, delta 1541, epsilon 729. ↩
- 3Heteroclite accusative singular, at Greek Anthology 6.191 (Longus). See another extract from this epigram, a dedication by the poet Leonidas, at alpha 974. ↩
- 4cf. delta 1541, psi 109.
Linked from4 entries
- α974Ἀκραιφνοῦςpure, sheer[Meaning] not-death-showing, as if [to say] unharmed; for kh/r [is] death. "Out of poverty (as you know) sheer, but just, Cyprian, receive these gifts." In the Epigrams.
- δ1541Δρύινοςoaken[Meaning] wooden, as one might say stony [li/qinos]; for every [kind of] wood is called dru=s ["oak"], according to the generic [use] of this [word]. Also [sc. illustrative of this generic use are] the a)kro/drua…
- δ1553Δρυτόμοςoak-cutter[Meaning a] wood-cutter, tree-cutter.
- ε729Ἐλάαolive[e)la/a means] the fruit; but e)lai/a [means] the tree. They used to call the fruit that ripened on the tree gige/rimos; but among us [it is called] r(oupa/ta.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 24 Jun 2023
- augmented n.3, added cross-reference — Ronald Allen
- another note — David Whitehead
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth