Ἡ 'πίτριπτος
she the damnable
Translated by David Whitehead28 Jul 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[h( 'pi/triptos means the same as] h( e)pi/triptos , [i.e.] she who deserves to be damned; or she with the loud voice. Aristophanes in Wealth [uses the word] about Poverty: "she the damnable is gone from us".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἡ 'πίτριπτος· ἡ ἐπίτριπτος, ἡ ἀξία τοῦ ἐπιτριβῆναι· ἢ ἡ μεγάλα φθεγγομένη. Ἀριστοφάνης Πλούτῳ περὶ τῆς Πενίας· αὕτη μὲν ἡμῖν ἡ 'πίτριπτος οἴχεται.
Betacode
*(h 'pi/triptos: h( e)pi/triptos, h( a)ci/a tou= e)pitribh=nai: h)\ h( mega/la fqeggome/nh. *)aristofa/nhs *plou/tw| peri\ th=s *peni/as: au(/th me\n h(mi=n h( 'pi/triptos oi)/xetai.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Plutus 619, with scholion.
cf. epsilon 2729.
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- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead