Κατασπᾶν
to draw down
Translated by David Whitehead4 Aug 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
In a special sense this [verb] is applied to infants suckling. [It comes] from drawing out and dragging out the milk.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κατασπᾶν· ἰδίως ἐπὶ τῶν θηλαζόντων βρεφῶν τοῦτο λέγεται. παρὰ τὸ ἐπισπᾶν καὶ ἐφέλκειν τὸ γάλα.
Betacode
*kataspa=n: i)di/ws e)pi\ tw=n qhlazo/ntwn brefw=n tou=to le/getai. para\ to\ e)pispa=n kai\ e)fe/lkein to\ ga/la.
Notes
- From the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 718, where
kate/spakas occurs (web address 1).
For suckling cf. theta 331, theta 333.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Feb 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-refs — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead