Μετεωροφένακας

astrological charlatans, weather-cheats

Translated by Catharine Roth22 Jan 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

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Thus Aristophanes calles those who deceive by means of things on high; for fenaki/zein ["to cheat"] [is] to deceive.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μετεωροφένακας· οὕτω καλεῖ τοὺς διὰ τῶν μετεώρων ἀπατῶντας Ἀριστοφάνης· φενακίζειν γὰρ τὸ ἐξαπατᾶν.

Betacode

*metewrofe/nakas: ou(/tw kalei= tou\s dia\ tw=n metew/rwn a)patw=ntas *)aristofa/nhs: fenaki/zein ga\r to\ e)capata=n.

Notes

From a scholion on Aristophanes, Clouds 333, where the headword occurs (accusative plural). See web address 1.
cf. phi 194, phi 196, phi 197.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

φ197Φέναξquack, imposter[Meaning a] mocker, deceiver.

Neighbouring entries

μ773Μετεώρους νῆαςopen-sea ships, ships on the high seas μ774Μετέωροιlifted-up, raised-up μ775Μετεωροφένακαςastrological charlatans, weather-cheats μ776<20Μετερρυθμίζετοwas made in a different form μ777ΜετέρχομαιI pursue, I seek

Revision history3 revisions · last 23 May 2013

23 May 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
20 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
23 Jan 2006x-refs and more keywords — David Whitehead
22 Jan 2006Translated — Catharine Roth