Ἥστην
the two were seated
Translated by Catharine Roth6 Aug 2006Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] they were sitting down, a dual.1
Aristophanes in Birds [writes]: "so the two did not sit" -- some [read]i)/sthn [spelled] with iota, meaning they knew -- "they knew nothing except biting."2
Aristophanes in Birds [writes]: "so the two did not sit" -- some [read]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἥστην· ἐκαθέζοντο, δυϊκῶς. Ἀριστοφάνης Ὄρνισι· τὼ δ' οὐκ ἄρ' ἥστην. τινὲς διὰ τοῦ ι ἴστην, ἀντὶ τοῦ ᾔδεσαν. οὐδὲν ἄλλο ἦσαν ἢ δάκνειν.
Betacode
*(/hsthn: e)kaqe/zonto, dui+kw=s. *)aristofa/nhs *)/ornisi: tw\ d' ou)k a)/r' h(/sthn. tine\s dia\ tou= i i)/sthn, a)nti\ tou= h)/|desan. ou)de\n a)/llo h)=san h)\ da/knein.