Λιταργοῦμεν
we will slip away
Translated by David Whitehead14 Jun 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] we will run immediately. From1 the [phrase] very swift-footed;2 that is, quick. Aristophanes [writes]: "then see that we will slip away home to our farms".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λιταργοῦμεν· συντόμως δραμούμεθα. πρὸς τὸ λίαν ἀργόν· τουτέστι ταχύ. Ἀριστοφάνης· εἶθ' ὅπως λιταργοῦμεν οἴκαδ' ἐς τὰ χωρία.
Betacode
*litargou=men: sunto/mws dramou/meqa. pro\s to\ li/an a)rgo/n: toute/sti taxu/. *)aristofa/nhs: ei)=q' o(/pws litargou=men oi)/kad' e)s ta\ xwri/a.
Notes (2)
- Aristophanes, Peace 562 (web address 1), with scholion. The word picked out as headword here should be
litargiou=men (first person plural, future, oflitargi/zw ), but the Suda gives it aslitargou=men . - 1
para/ scholion;pro/s here. ↩ - 2cf. lambda 614. ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 21 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- typo — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead