Γαστρίζομαι
I am gutted, I am hit in the gut
Translated by Jennifer Benedict18 Jun 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I am struck in the belly. Aristophanes [writes]: "O city, by what sort of beasts am I hit in the gut!"1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Γαστρίζομαι· τύπτομαι εἰς τὴν γαστέρα. Ἀριστοφάνης· ὦ πόλις, ὑφ' οἵων θηρίων γαστρίζομαι.
Betacode
*gastri/zomai: tu/ptomai ei)s th\n gaste/ra. *)aristofa/nhs: w)= po/lis, u(f' oi(/wn qhri/wn gastri/zomai.
Notes (1)
- For a different meaning of this verb see gamma 69.↩
- 1Aristophanes, Knights 272 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 27 Sep 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict