Κρίνεσι στεφανοῖς

with lily crowns

Translated by David Whitehead14 Dec 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 34 words

That is, the abusive statements [coming] from you are, for me, crowns [made] out of lilies. [The word kri/nesi] is declined from the [noun] kri/nos,¹ like tei=xos. But some say it is a metaplasm.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κρίνεσι στεφανοῖς· τουτέστιν αἱ λοιδορίαι αἱ παρὰ σοῦ στέφανοί μοί εἰσιν ἐκ κρίνων. κέκλιται δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ τὸ κρίνος, ὡς τὸ τεῖχος. οἱ δέ φασι μεταπλασμὸν εἶναι.

Betacode

*kri/nesi stefanoi=s: toute/stin ai( loidori/ai ai( para\ sou= ste/fanoi/ moi/ ei)sin e)k kri/nwn. ke/klitai de\ a)po\ tou= to\ kri/nos, w(s to\ tei=xos. oi( de/ fasi metaplasmo\n ei)=nai.

Notes (2)

Aristophanes, Clouds 911 (web address 1), with scholion.
1Rather, kri/non; cf. kappa 2429, and next note. ↩
2i.e. that such a presumed nominative does not exist. ↩

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κ2429Κρίνονlily[Meaning] the flower [of that name]. [So called] from discrimination. For this reason also the [process] of discrimination is called a lily which withers easily and falls quickly. For this reason also the colocynth is…

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κ2425Κρινάμενοςhaving adjudicated κ2426Κρῖνεdecide, determine κ2427Κρίνεσι στεφανοῖςwith lily crowns κ2428ΚρίνιςKrinis, Crinis κ2429Κρίνονlily

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18 Mar 2013Revised — David Whitehead
15 Dec 2008tweaked tr — David Whitehead
14 Dec 2008added link, set status — Catharine Roth
14 Dec 2008Translated — David Whitehead

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Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (2)

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