Κεκτημένης

of the lady-owner, of the lady-possessor

Translated by Nick Nicholas23 Oct 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 13 words

[Meaning] of the mistress. Aristophanes [writes]: "where is the husband of my lady-owner?"¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κεκτημένης· τῆς δεσποίνης. Ἀριστοφάνης· τὸν ἄνδρ' ὅπου 'στὶ τῆς ἐμῆς κεκτημένης.

Betacode

*kekthme/nhs: th=s despoi/nhs. *)aristofa/nhs: to\n a)/ndr' o(/pou 'sti\ th=s e)mh=s kekthme/nhs.

Notes (1)

1Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 1126 (web address 1), with the gloss of the scholia there. The mistress of a slave, female in this instance, is described explicitly as the slave's owner. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

κ1272ΚέκροψKekrops, Cecrops κ1273Κεκρύφαλονhairnet κ1274Κεκτημένηςof the lady-owner, of the lady-possessor κ1275Κεκοισυρῶσθαιto be like Coesyra κ1276Κεκυφότεςbent-forward, stooping

Revision history3 revisions · last 26 Jul 2019

26 Jul 2019tweaked link — Catharine Roth
15 Feb 2013Revised — David Whitehead
23 Oct 2008more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
23 Oct 2008Translated — Nick Nicholas