Ὄργασον
temper
Translated by Amanda Aponte14 Dec 2009Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Properly [meaning] treat with pitch. For pitch [is] o)rgh\ among Ionians. And it signifies both a filling with lust and engaging in an orgy. And make supple. Aristophanes [writes]: "having stripped, temper the clay." Meaning mix [it], make [it] supple.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὄργασον· κυρίως τὸ πίσσωσον. ὀργὴ γὰρ παρ' Ἴωσιν ἡ πίσσα. σημαίνει δὲ καὶ τὸ σπαργᾶν καὶ ὀργιάζεσθαι. καὶ τὸ μάλαξον. Ἀριστοφάνης· πηλὸν ἀποδὺς ὄργασον. ἀντὶ τοῦ φύρασον, μάλαξον.
Betacode
*)/orgason: kuri/ws to\ pi/sswson. o)rgh\ ga\r par' *)/iwsin h( pi/ssa. shmai/nei de\ kai\ to\ sparga=n kai\ o)rgia/zesqai. kai\ to\ ma/lacon. *)aristofa/nhs: phlo\n a)podu\s o)/rgason. a)nti\ tou= fu/rason, ma/lacon.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Birds 839 (from which the imperative headword is extracted: web address 1), with scholion. For the verb see already omicron 506.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history2 revisions · last 7 Jul 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Amanda Aponte