Μικρὸν τοῦ ὀβολοῦ
expensive, pricey
Translated by Max Eager25 Jun 2009Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μικρὸν τοῦ ὀβολοῦ· τίμιον. λέγεται δὲ ἐπὶ τῶν πονηρῶν. Εὔπολις Μαρικᾷ· τῶν γὰρ πονηρῶν μικρὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ ὀβολοῦ.
Betacode
*mikro\n tou= o)bolou=: ti/mion. le/getai de\ e)pi\ tw=n ponhrw=n. *eu)/polis *marika=|: tw=n ga\r ponhrw=n mikro\n e)pi\ tou= o)bolou=.
Notes (1)
- Same entry in Photius (mu451 Theodoridis). The headword phrase, which has no one-word equivalent in English, literally means 'small [ = something of which one only gets a little] at an obol'.
- 1Eupolis fr. 185 Kock (198 K.-A.), which, to be metrical, needs
e)sti toubolou= for Photius' and the Suda'se)pi\ tou= o)bolou= . ↩
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Revision history2 revisions · last 22 May 2013
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- modified tr; augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Max Eager