Ὄμφαξ

unripe fruit

Translated by David Whitehead1 Nov 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 22 words

[Meaning] something that is¹ raw. Raw [w)mo/s] as regards eating [fagei=n].
And [there is] a proverb: 'a Sicilian is eating unripe fruit'.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὄμφαξ· ὠμόφαξ τις ὤν. ὁ ὠμὸς εἰς τὸ φαγεῖν. καὶ παροιμία· Σικελὸς ὀμφακίζεται.

Betacode

*)/omfac: w)mo/fac tis w)/n. o( w)mo\s ei)s to\ fagei=n. kai\ paroimi/a: *sikelo\s o)mfaki/zetai.

Notes (2)

For the headword see also omicron 319 (and generally LSJ s.v.).
1Here masculine, but plainly a 'thing' is meant. (Other lexica have the feminine, implying stafulh/.) The word w)mo/fac is a hypothetical form attested only in grammarians and lexicography. ↩
2cf. sigma 392. ↩

Linked from1 entry

ο319Ὄμφαξunripe grape[Meaning a] cluster which is sour and not ripe. Plato the comic poet has ta\s o)/mfakas ["the unripe grapes"] in the feminine in a play Festivals: "relax your eyebrows and your unripe grapes."

Neighbouring entries

ο318Ὀμφαλόςnavel, umbilical cord ο319Ὄμφαξunripe grape ο320Ὄμφαξunripe fruit ο321Ὀμφήvoice ο322Ὀμφήνvoice

Revision history4 revisions · last 17 Jan 2021

17 Jan 2021expanded note — Catharine Roth
30 Jun 2013Revised — David Whitehead
31 Dec 2003augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
31 Dec 2003cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
1 Nov 2001Translated — David Whitehead