Μεθ' ἡμέραν
by day
Translated by David Whitehead29 Jun 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Meaning during the day; Attic [sc. in idiom]. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "woe is me, I am stripped by day". This is what they say in Attic, not during the day.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μεθ' ἡμέραν· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ· Ἀττικῶς. Ἀριστοφάνης Πλούτῳ· οἴμοι τάλας, ἀποδύομαι μεθ' ἡμέραν. οὕτως Ἀττικῶς φασιν, οὐκ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ.
Betacode
*meq' h(me/ran: a)nti\ tou= e)n h(me/ra|: *)attikw=s. *)aristofa/nhs *plou/tw|: oi)/moi ta/las, a)podu/omai meq' h(me/ran. ou(/tws *)attikw=s fasin, ou)k e)n h(me/ra|.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 930 (web address 1), with scholion.
For the idiom (which is not, in fact, confined to Attic writers) see LSJ s.v.meta/ , C.II.2.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 14 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- Added link; set status — Elizabeth Vandiver
- Translated — David Whitehead