Λεῖον
smooth
Translated by Nick Nicholas1 Apr 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] mild.1 Aristophanes [writes]: "don't contradict [him] in rage, but by shortening your sails and using just the tips; then you'll drive [it] better and you'll look out for when you get a smooth and steady breeze."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λεῖον· πρᾶον. Ἀριστοφάνης· μὴ πρὸς ὀργὴν ἀντιλέξῃς, ἀλλὰ συστείλας ἄκροισι χρώμενος τοῖς ἱστίοις· εἶτα μᾶλλον ἄξεις καὶ φυλάξεις, ἥνικ' ἂν τὸ πνεῦμα λεῖον καὶ καθεστηκὸς λάβῃς.
Betacode
*lei=on: pra=on. *)aristofa/nhs: mh\ pro\s o)rgh\n a)ntile/ch|s, a)lla\ sustei/las a)/kroisi xrw/menos toi=s i(sti/ois: ei)=ta ma=llon a)/ceis kai\ fula/ceis, h(/nik' a)\n to\ pneu=ma lei=on kai\ kaqesthko\s la/bh|s.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword, neuter singular of the adjective in question, is extracted from the latter part of the quotation given. ↩
- 2Aristophanes, Frogs 998-1003 (web address 1), with scholion; cf. iota 692. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
- ι692Ἱστίοιςsails[Meaning] the cloths of the boat. Aristophanes [writes]: "do not contradict in anger, but reef, using the tips of the sails, then you will bring [the boat around] more and more, [and you will watch for] when you may…
- λ303Λερόνlevel[Meaning something] smooth.
- λ376Λειώσαςgrinding smooth, pounding fine[Meaning someone] cutting up.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 13 Sep 2013
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Nick Nicholas