Ἐπίκλαυτον
tearful
Translated by Catharine Roth5 Nov 2007Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] distressful, mournful. Aristophanes in Frogs [writes]: "sitting on a barbarian leaf [it] babbles a tearful nightingale-melody."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπίκλαυτον· γοερόν, θρηνητικόν. Ἀριστοφάνης Βατράχοις· ἐπὶ βάρβαρον ἑζομένη πέταλον κελαρύζει ἐπίκλαυτον ἀηδόνιον νόμον.