Δέφεσθαι
to knead one's self, to masturbate
Translated by William Hutton11 Jun 2003Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Aristophanes [writes]: "but you, taking fig-leaves from a twice-bearing fig, knead yourselves in the forecourt." So as to make the leaf a stimulant for them.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δέφεσθαι· Ἀριστοφάνης· ὑμᾶς δὲ θρία λαβόντας διφόρου συκῆς ἐν τοῖς προθύροις δέφεσθαι. ἵνα κνησμὸν αὐτοῖς τὸ φύλλον ἐμποιῇ.
Betacode
*de/fesqai: *)aristofa/nhs: u(ma=s de\ qri/a labo/ntas difo/rou sukh=s e)n toi=s proqu/rois de/fesqai. i(/na knhsmo\n au)toi=s to\ fu/llon e)mpoih=|.