Ὠρχιπέδησας
you fondled testicles
Translated by David Whitehead1 Dec 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] you handled the testicles in a shameful way.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὠρχιπέδησας· τῶν ὄρχεων ἥψω αἰσχρῶς.
Betacode
*)wrxipe/dhsas: tw=n o)/rxewn h(/yw ai)sxrw=s.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Birds 142 (web address 1), with the gloss of the scholia there. The verb should perhaps be
o)rxipedi/zw rather thano)rxipede/w , giving the aoristw)rxipe/disas .
For testicles cf. omicron 668, omicron 673.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-refs — David Whitehead
- added link and keyword, augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead