Ὁ δεῖνα καλός

so-and-so [is] beautiful

Translated by David Whitehead23 Dec 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 31 words

It was a peculiarity of lovers to write the names of their beloveds on walls or trees or leaves of trees, thus: So-and-so [is] beautiful.¹
[Genitive] dei=nos, [accusative] dei=na, [dative] dei=ni.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὁ δεῖνα καλός· ἴδιον ἐραστῶν ἦν τὸ τὰ τῶν ἐρωμένων ὀνόματα γράφειν ἐν τοῖς τοίχοις ἢ δένδροις ἢ φύλλοις δένδρων, οὕτως, ὁ δεῖνα καλός. τοῦ δεῖνος, τὸν δεῖνα, τῷ δεῖνι.

Betacode

*(o dei=na kalo/s: i)/dion e)rastw=n h)=n to\ ta\ tw=n e)rwme/nwn o)no/mata gra/fein e)n toi=s toi/xois h)\ de/ndrois h)\ fu/llois de/ndrwn, ou(/tws, o( dei=na kalo/s. tou= dei=nos, to\n dei=na, tw=| dei=ni.

Notes (2)

1From the scholia to Aristophanes, Acharnians 144 (web address 1), where this practice is mentioned; cf. kappa 265. ↩
2On the various attested case-forms (or lack of declension), see LSJ s.v. at web address 2. ↩

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Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

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κ265Καλοίbeautiful [youths]Aristophanes [writes]: "they used to write on the walls: Athenians [are] beautiful". It was a peculiarity of lovers to write the names of their beloveds on walls or trees or leaves of trees, thus: So-and-so [is]…

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Revision history4 revisions · last 23 Dec 2020

23 Dec 2020added a link — Catharine Roth
22 Jun 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
21 Jun 2013more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
23 Dec 2003added link and another note, set status — Catharine Roth
23 Dec 2003Translated — David Whitehead

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