Οὐκ ἔσχον
I did not slit
Translated by David Whitehead3 Aug 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] I did not cut, I did not divide. Such was the conjugation in Attic. "Roasting a sausage [...], I was inattentive and did not slit it, and it became inflated". Aristophanes in Clouds [sc. writes this].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐκ ἔσχον· οὐκ ἔσχισα, οὐ διεῖλον. οὕτως ἔκλινεν Ἀττικῶς. ὤπτων γαστέρα, κᾆτ' οὐκ ἔσχον ἀμελήσας, ἡ δ' ἄρ' ἐφυσᾶτο. Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις.
Betacode
*ou)k e)/sxon: ou)k e)/sxisa, ou) diei=lon. ou(/tws e)/klinen *)attikw=s. w)/ptwn gaste/ra, ka)=|t' ou)k e)/sxon a)melh/sas, h( d' a)/r' e)fusa=to. *)aristofa/nhs *nefe/lais.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Clouds 409 (here omitting the phrase 'for my kinsmen': see web address 1), with scholion.
For this imperfect ofsxa/zw , editors of Aristophanes printe)/sxwn (from the Laurentianus CS 140 manuscript), rather than thee)/sxon found elsewhere, including here in the Suda.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Aug 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked tr — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead