Μὰ τὰ λάχανα
by the vegetables
Translated by Catharine Roth24 Apr 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
This [is] a sign concerning an oath; [one] which is even now customary: for many swear by vegetables when exhibiting adherence to an oath. But still also among the learned Armenians1 the [expression] "by the fair ones" is customary.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μὰ τὰ λάχανα· σημεῖον τοῦτο περὶ ὅρκου· ὃ καὶ νῦν ἐπιχωριάζει· πολλοὶ γὰρ πρὸς λάχανα ὀμνύουσιν εὐορκίαν ἐπιδεικνύμενοι. ἐπιχωριάζει δ' εἰσέτι καὶ τοῖς ἐλλογίμοις Ἀρμενιακοῖς τό, μὰ τὰ καλά.
Betacode
*ma\ ta\ la/xana: shmei=on tou=to peri\ o(/rkou: o(\ kai\ nu=n e)pixwria/zei: polloi\ ga\r pro\s la/xana o)mnu/ousin eu)orki/an e)pideiknu/menoi. e)pixwria/zei d' ei)se/ti kai\ toi=s e)llogi/mois *)armeniakoi=s to/, ma\ ta\ kala/.
Notes (1)
- cf. lambda 164, rho 13.
- 1A mistake? Adler passes no comment. ↩
Linked from3 entries
- ε3617Εὐορκίαfidelity to an oath[Meaning] swearing well.
- λ164Λαχάνοις(among) vegetables[Meaning among] the vegetable-markets. Many, when exhibiting adherence to an oath, swear by vegetables, saying 'by the vegetables' and 'by the fair ones'.
- μ125Μὰ μήκωνος χλόηνby a poppy's sprout"Yes yes by a poppy's sprout."
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Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Feb 2014
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- another note — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth