Ναὶ ναὶ μὰ μήκωνος χλόην
yes yes by a poppy's sprout
Translated by Catharine Roth11 Dec 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
An humorous oath.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ναὶ ναὶ μὰ μήκωνος χλόην· ὅρκος ἐπὶ χλευασμῷ.
Betacode
*nai\ nai\ ma\ mh/kwnos xlo/hn: o(/rkos e)pi\ xleuasmw=|.
Notes
- Likewise in Appendix Proverbiorum 3.100. The headword phrase (for which cf. already mu 125) is an unattributable fragment of poetry: Iambica Adespota (West, 1972) fr. 57.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 19 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- modified note — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth