Ὤσφροντο
they were catching the scent
Translated by Catharine Roth11 Sep 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὤσφροντο· ὠσφραίνοντο. ἀντὶ τοῦ ᾔσθοντο· διὰ οἴνου γάρ εἰσιν αἱ σπονδαί. δι' αἰσθήσεως δὲ ἡ αἴσθησις τῇ ἀναφορᾷ τοῦ οἴνου.
Betacode
*)/wsfronto: w)sfrai/nonto. a)nti\ tou= h)/|sqonto: dia\ oi)/nou ga/r ei)sin ai( spondai/. di' ai)sqh/sews de\ h( ai)/sqhsis th=| a)nafora=| tou= oi)/nou.
Notes (2)
- From a scholion on Aristophanes, Acharnians 179 (web address 1), where the headword verb occurs.
- 1cf. omicron 721, omicron 722. ↩
- 2Dindorf's emendation
di' o)sfrh/sews "by smelling" (in Adler's apparatus) would improve the sense. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 3 Nov 2013
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- Translated — Catharine Roth