Ἐπὶ κόρρης
on the cheek
Translated by David Whitehead2 Nov 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] on the head, or jaw, or temple.1 For korre and korse is the term they use for the whole head including the neck. Some also speak of taking a slap-in-the-face on the jaw, adjoining also the temple.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπὶ κόρρης· ἐπὶ κεφαλῆς, ἢ γνάθου, ἢ κροτάφου. κόρρην γὰρ καὶ κόρσην ὅλην τὴν κεφαλὴν σὺν τῷ αὐχένι λέγουσι. τινὲς δὲ καὶ ῥάπισμα λέγουσι τὸ ἐπὶ τῆς γνάθου λαμβάνειν, ἁπτόμενον καὶ τοῦ κροτάφου.
Betacode
*)epi\ ko/rrhs: e)pi\ kefalh=s, h)\ gna/qou, h)\ krota/fou. ko/rrhn ga\r kai\ ko/rshn o(/lhn th\n kefalh\n su\n tw=| au)xe/ni le/gousi. tine\s de\ kai\ r(a/pisma le/gousi to\ e)pi\ th=s gna/qou lamba/nein, a(pto/menon kai\ tou= krota/fou.