Καταψῶν
caressing
Translated by Catharine Roth19 Aug 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he] pacifying.1 Aristophanes [writes]: "and he himself caressing it [sc. the beetle] like a little colt." They caressing [it] like a colt, patting [it] with their hands.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Καταψῶν· καταπραΰνων. Ἀριστοφάνης· καὐτὸς καταψῶν αὐτὸν ὥσπερ πωλίον. ὥσπερ πῶλον καταψῶντες, ταῖς χερσὶν ὁμαλίζοντες.