Λεπτὴν πλέκει
he is weaving a thin one
Translated by David Whitehead24 Mar 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Something said in reference to poor people.1 In effect frugal, narrow, weak.
Hence also [sc. comes the term]leptolo/gos ["quibbler"]. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "and having relaxed your subtle mind speculate about the matters little by little". That is examine [them].2
Hence also [sc. comes the term]