Ὠόπ
o-op
Translated by David Whitehead31 Dec 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A rowing cry. In reference to a vessel. "O-op. Put in." Aristophanes in Frogs [says this]. That is, secure the ship to the land; for Charon [Author, Myth] is speaking on the ship.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὠόπ· ἐλατικὸν ἐπίφθεγμα. ἐπὶ πλοίου. ὠόπ παραβαλοῦ. Ἀριστοφάνης Βατράχοις. τουτέστιν ὁρμισὸν τῇ γῇ τὴν ναῦν· ἐν τῇ νηῒ γὰρ ὁ Χάρων λέγει.
Betacode
*)wo/p: e)latiko\n e)pi/fqegma. e)pi\ ploi/ou. w)o/p parabalou=. *)aristofa/nhs *batra/xois. toute/stin o(rmiso\n th=| gh=| th\n nau=n: e)n th=| nhi\+ ga\r o( *xa/rwn le/gei.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Frogs 180, with comment from the scholia there (see web address 1).
cf. already omega 131, and again omega 133.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- ε2807Ἐποποῖepopoi (in hoopoe-ese)An adverb, for 'in hoopoe fashion [or: language]'. But if it has an acute accent on the antepenultimate syllable, it obviously comes from the nominative epopos. "epopoi, poi, popoi, popoi, popoi." "io, io, ito, ito,…
- ω131Ὠόπo-opA rowers' order, [meaning] stop the rowing.
- ω133Ὠοπόπ ὠοπόποςo-opop o-opoposA cry of rowers.
- ω137Ὠόψo-opsA cry of those letting loose [something] at the same time as running or doing something of the kind.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 1 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- fixed link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead