Μάκτρα

kneading-trough

Translated by Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝15 Jun 2007Vetting: high2 revisions

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[Meaning] a long mortar, in which they knead dough. Aristophanes in Plutus [writes]: "and instead of a kneading-trough a broken side of a cask."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μάκτρα· θυεία ἐπιμήκης, ἐν ᾗ μάττουσι τὰ ἄλευρα. Ἀριστοφάνης Πλούτῳ· ἀντὶ δὲ μάκτρας πιθάκνης πλευρὰν ἐρρωγυῖαν.

Betacode

*ma/ktra: quei/a e)pimh/khs, e)n h(=| ma/ttousi ta\ a)/leura. *)aristofa/nhs *plou/tw|: a)nti\ de\ ma/ktras piqa/knhs pleura\n e)rrwgui=an.

Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 545-6 (but read Attic fida/knhs for the Suda's piqa/knhs), with scholion.

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