Κύων ἐπὶ δεσμά

a dog at fetters

Translated by David Whitehead25 Oct 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 25 words

Translation

[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those surrendering themselves for punishments. Similar to 'and an ox at fetters'.1
And the vocative [is] w)= ku/on.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κύων ἐπὶ δεσμά· ἐπὶ τῶν ἑαυτοὺς εἰς κολάσεις ἐπιδιδόντων. ὁμοία τῇ, καὶ βοῦς ἐπὶ δεσμά. καὶ ἡ κλητικὴ ὦ κύον.

Betacode
*ku/wn e)pi\ desma/: e)pi\ tw=n e(autou\s ei)s kola/seis e)pidido/ntwn. o(moi/a th=|, kai\ bou=s e)pi\ desma/. kai\ h( klhtikh\ w)= ku/on.  

Notes (2)

  1. 1cf. Zenobius 4.73, etc. ↩
  2. 2This grammatical note is not in all manuscripts of the Suda. ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 22 Mar 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented notes — David Whitehead
  3. added note, set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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