Κερκωπίζοντες
playing the ape
Translated by Nick Nicholas4 Nov 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning they] jesting, mocking, like apes.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κερκωπίζοντες· χλευάζοντες, μωκίζοντες, ὡς οἱ πίθηκοι.
Betacode
*kerkwpi/zontes: xleua/zontes, mwki/zontes, w(s oi( pi/qhkoi.
Notes
- Same entry elsewhere; see the references at Photius, Lexicon kappa607 Theodoridis, and discussion under kappa 1407.