Καταπεφρόντικα
I have studied away
Translated by David Whitehead30 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I spent on intellectuals, I have expended on education.1 Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "'did you lose your cloak?' -- 'I have not lost it, I have studied it away'".2 The old man is speaking to his son.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Καταπεφρόντικα· εἰς τοὺς φροντιστὰς ἀνάλωσα, εἰς τὴν παίδευσιν καταδεδαπάνηκα. Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις· τὸ θοιμάτιον ἀπώλεσας; ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀπολώλεκ', ἀλλὰ καταπεφρόντικα. πρὸς τὸν υἱὸν λέγει ὁ πρεσβύτης.