Διαφρυκτοῦν
to use a roasted [bean]
Translated by David Whitehead23 Nov 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to vote, to cast lots. For they used to call the bean 'roasted'. Instead of pebbles the Athenians' jurors used to carry beans.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διαφρυκτοῦν· διαψηφίζειν, διακληροῦν. τὸν γὰρ κύαμον ἐκάλουν φρυκτόν. ἀντὶ δὲ ψήφων κυάμους ἐφόρουν οἱ τῶν Ἀθηναίων δικασταί.