Ὀλαί

olai

Translated by Catharine Roth21 Nov 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

9 words

Barley-groats mixed with salt and thrown over the sacrifices.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀλαί· αἱ μεθ' ἁλῶν μεμιγμέναι κριθαὶ καὶ τοῖς θύμασιν ἐπιβαλλόμεναι.

Betacode

*)olai/: ai( meq' a(lw=n memigme/nai kriqai\ kai\ toi=s qu/masin e)piballo/menai.

Notes

Attic nominative plural form, corresponding to Ionic/koine ou)lai/. From a scholion on Aristophanes, Knights 1167, where the genitive plural o)lw=n occurs (web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

ο135Ὀλβοδότηςprosperity-giver ο136Ὄλβοςprosperity, happiness ο137Ὀλαίolai ο138Ὀλέθριονfatal ο139Ὀλέθρου πείρατ' ἐφῆπταιculminations of destruction hang over [you]

Revision history2 revisions · last 24 Jun 2013

24 Jun 2013Revised — David Whitehead
22 Nov 2009more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
21 Nov 2009Translated — Catharine Roth