Φέρε
come now, well
Translated by Catharine Roth22 Jan 2011Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
As if [to say] "suppose".1
So [meaning] "come!" The construction [is] archaic.2
Aristophanes [writes]: "well, where will we find this man?"3
So [meaning] "come!" The construction [is] archaic.2
Aristophanes [writes]: "well, where will we find this man?"3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φέρε· οἷον ὑπόθου. ἄγε οὖν. ἀρχαία ἡ σύνταξις. Ἀριστοφάνης· φέρε, ποῦ τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον ἐξευρήσομεν;
Betacode
*fe/re: oi(=on u(po/qou. a)/ge ou)=n. a)rxai/a h( su/ntacis. *)aristofa/nhs: fe/re, pou= to\n a)/ndra tou=ton e)ceurh/somen;
Notes (3)
- 1Also in Photius (phi112 Theodoridis) and a scholion on Aristophanes, Clouds 218, where the headword occurs; see LSJ s.v.
fe/rw A.IX. ↩ - 2Likewise from a scholion on Aristophanes, Clouds 218 (see web address 1). ↩
- 3Aristophanes, Knights 145 (web address 2). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history2 revisions · last 5 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth