Μεμαγμένην
kneaded
Translated by David Whitehead14 Jul 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning one which has been] prepared, and brought to readiness. Hence also a saying: having kneaded a barley-cake, the one [already] kneaded by me.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μεμαγμένην· παρεσκευασμένην, καὶ ἐν ἑτοίμῳ γενομένην. ἔνθεν καὶ παροιμία· μᾶζαν μεμαχὼς τὴν ὑπ' ἐμοῦ μεμαγμένην.
Betacode
*memagme/nhn: pareskeuasme/nhn, kai\ e)n e(toi/mw| genome/nhn. e)/nqen kai\ paroimi/a: ma=zan memaxw\s th\n u(p' e)mou= memagme/nhn.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Knights 55 and 57 (web address 1), with scholion; cf. under mu 35, with the adjective ('Lakonian') missing here.
The allusion is to Kleon's capture of the Spartans at Pylos (kappa 1731), exploiting progress already made by Demosthenes (the speaker here).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- μ35Μᾶζαbarley-cakeProperly the food, the one made of milk and grain, from the [verb] to be kneaded. It is properispomenon. In reference to the dung-beetle Aristophanes has used it by misapplication. For he does not wish to denote the one…
- μ548Μεμαγμένη μᾶζαkneaded barley-cake[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to good things close at hand.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 15 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead