Ἵνα μὴ φάγῃ σκόροδα μηδὲ κυάμους
so that he may [never] eat garlic or [black] beans
Translated by Catharine Roth18 Dec 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
That is, so that he may not serve on a jury or in the army. For into war they used to take garlic; but the jurymen used to nibble on beans, in order not to fall asleep.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἵνα μὴ φάγῃ σκόροδα μηδὲ κυάμους· τουτέστιν ἵνα μὴ δικάσῃ μηδὲ πολεμήσῃ. εἰς γὰρ τὸν πόλεμον ἔφερον σκόροδα· οἱ δὲ δικασταὶ ἔτρωγον κυάμους, ἵνα μὴ κοιμηθῶσιν.
Betacode
*(/ina mh\ fa/gh| sko/roda mhde\ kua/mous: toute/stin i(/na mh\ dika/sh| mhde\ polemh/sh|. ei)s ga\r to\n po/lemon e)/feron sko/roda: oi( de\ dikastai\ e)/trwgon kua/mous, i(/na mh\ koimhqw=sin.