Φαγήματα

food, fodder

Translated by Catharine Roth30 Nov 2010Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 19 words

Translation

[Meaning] victuals.1
"[He/she] saw a load of green acanthus, which is fodder for camels; and she lowered her head."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φαγήματα· βρώματα. εἶδε φορτίον χλωρῶν ἀκανθῶν, ἃ καμήλοις ἐστὶ φαγήματα· ἡ δὲ τὴν κεφαλὴν καθῆκε.

Betacode
*fagh/mata: brw/mata. ei)=de forti/on xlwrw=n a)kanqw=n, a(\ kamh/lois e)sti\ fagh/mata: h( de\ th\n kefalh\n kaqh=ke. 

Notes (2)

  1. 1Headword as well as gloss are actually neuter plurals. ↩
  2. 2Iamblichus, Babyloniaca fr. 50 Habrich. The subject of the first verb could be the camel-driver or the camel herself. For the camel episode, see also kappa 1282, beta 393, kappa 2232, pi 514, pi 2836. ↩

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Revision history6 revisions · last 3 Dec 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. another cross-reference — Catharine Roth
  4. tweak — Catharine Roth
  5. Revised — David Whitehead
  6. augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
  7. Translated — Catharine Roth

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