Μεταμώνιος
windbag
Translated by Max Eager3 Aug 2009Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[sc. Someone] worthless, useful for nothing. Aristophanes [writes]: "a windbag would go to the crows".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μεταμώνιος· μάταιος, πρὸς οὐδὲν χρήσιμος. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἐς κόρακας βαδιῇ μεταμώνιος.
Betacode
*metamw/nios: ma/taios, pro\s ou)de\n xrh/simos. *)aristofa/nhs: e)s ko/rakas badih=| metamw/nios.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Peace 117 (which has the future: 'will go'), with scholion. Epic term, in origin.
For 'to the crows' cf. epsilon 3154, epsilon 3155.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 17 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Max Eager