Κλεψιποτῶ

I drink secretly

Translated by Catharine Roth27 Nov 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 17 words

Translation

[Meamning] I drink sparingly and I deceive my drinking-companion.1
"She however drinking secretly and exercising self-control [...]2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κλεψιποτῶ· τὸ φειδομένως πίνω καὶ φενακίζω τὸν συμπότην. αὐτή γε μὴν κλεψιποτοῦσα καὶ σωφρονοῦσα.

Betacode
*kleyipotw=: to\ feidome/nws pi/nw kai\ fenaki/zw to\n sumpo/thn. au)th/ ge mh\n kleyipotou=sa kai\ swfronou=sa. 

Notes (2)

  1. 1The headword verb, kleyipotei=n (literally, I drink but hide it), is very rare; besides the quotation (see next note) it is attested only here and in Pollux 6.20.7. ↩
  2. 2Iamblichus, Babyloniaca fr. 66 Habrich. ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Sep 2019
  1. cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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