Ἐνέκαψα
I gulped [them] down
Translated by Catharine Roth6 Apr 2007Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
"[I gulped [them] down]; and then in disgust at the smell I spat [them] out."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐνέκαψα· κᾆτα βδελυχθεὶς ὀσφρόμενος ἐξέπτυσα.
Betacode
*)ene/kaya: ka)=|ta bdeluxqei\s o)sfro/menos e)ce/ptusa.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Wasps 791-2: Philokleon describes how he was fooled into putting mullet-scales in his mouth, in the belief they were small coins.