Ἱστίοις
sails
Translated by Catharine Roth24 Apr 2006Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the cloths of the boat.1 Aristophanes [writes]: "do not contradict in anger, but reef, using the tips of the sails, then you will bring [the boat around] more and more, [and you will watch for] when you may catch a light and calm wind."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἱστίοις· τοῖς τοῦ πλοίου λαίφεσιν. Ἀριστοφάνης· μὴ πρὸς ὀργὴν ἀντιλέξεις, ἀλλὰ συστείλας, ἄκροισι χρώμενος τοῖς ἱστίοις, εἶτα μᾶλλον μᾶλλον ἄξεις, ἡνίκ' ἂν τὸ πνεῦμα λεῖον, καθεστηκὸς λάβῃς.