Δημός

fat

Translated by Nicholas Wilshere29 Jun 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 25 words

[Meaning] lard.¹
"A fig-leaf baked thoroughly with ox fat". A dish made with brains [wrapped] in fig-leaves, that is, in the leaves of the fig-tree.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δημός· τὸ λίπος. δημοῦ βοείου θρῖον ἐξωπτημένον. σκεύασμά τι μετὰ ἐγκεφάλου γινόμενον ἐν τοῖς θρίοις, τουτέστι τοῖς φύλλοις τῆς συκῆς.