Εὐφρόνη

kindly time

Translated by Catharine Roth6 Aug 2006Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 27 words

[A epithet of] night.¹
"Who persuaded the bird with the loudest voice inside the [sc. hen] house to tell the hours in respect of the kindly time?"²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Εὐφρόνη· ἡ νύξ. τίς τὸν μεγιστόφωνον ἔνδον τῆς στέγης ἔπεισεν ὄρνιν ὡρολογεῖν τὴν εὐφρόνην;

Εὐφρόνη · kindly time (ε 3812) · Suda

*eu)fro/nh: h( nu/c. ti/s to\n megisto/fwnon e)/ndon th=s ste/ghs e)/peisen o)/rnin w(rologei=n th\n eu)fro/nhn;