Οἰκέται
house-staff
Translated by Jennifer Benedict22 Jun 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Not only slaves, but also everyone [sc. working] in the house. Aristophanes in Clouds: "the house-staff are snoring."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οἰκέται· οὐ μόνον οἱ θεράποντες, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντες οἱ κατὰ τὴν οἰκίαν. Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις· οἱ δ' οἰκέται ῥέγχουσιν.
Betacode
*oi)ke/tai: ou) mo/non oi( qera/pontes, a)lla\ kai\ pa/ntes oi( kata\ th\n oi)ki/an. *)aristofa/nhs *nefe/lais: oi( d' oi)ke/tai r(e/gxousin.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Clouds 5 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there.
See also the scholia to Plato, Republic 5.465C.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 18 Mar 2021
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified headword and translation; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict