Γρυκτόν

grumbling

Translated by Jennifer Benedict18 Jul 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

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"So is grumbling a must for you?" That is, so, are you obliged to grumble or to engage in such frankness?

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γρυκτόν· ἆρα γρυκτόν ἐστιν ὑμῖν; τουτέστιν ἆρα γρύξαι ὀφείλετε ἢ παρρησίαν ἄγειν.

Betacode

*grukto/n: a)=ra grukto/n e)stin u(mi=n; toute/stin a)=ra gru/cai o)fei/lete h)\ parrhsi/an a)/gein.

Aristophanes, Lysistrata 656 (web address 1 below), with scholion; quoted from alpha 3731.
cf. gamma 462, gamma 466.