Ἐκποκιῶ
I will de-fleece
Translated by William Hutton11 Jan 2007Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I will pull out the hairs. Aristophanes [writes]: "I will de-fleece the fleece from you."1 In reference to female hairs for the most part.2 He is alluding to the etymology of 'fleece'.3 But Lycophron [sc. uses it in the sense of] simply the hairs.4 It appears to be some sort of braiding and 'tresses' are rarely ever spoken of in reference to men.