Φέρε νῦν ἀπὸ τοῦ κράνους μοι τὸ πτερόν
come now give me the feather from your helmet
Translated by David Whitehead17 Jan 2010Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
He is seeking the feather in order that he may vomit; for those having difficulty vomiting customarily use a feather with a view to vomiting easily.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φέρε νῦν ἀπὸ τοῦ κράνους μοι τὸ πτερόν· τὸ πτερὸν ζητεῖ, ἵνα ἐξεμέσῃ· εἰώθασι γὰρ οἱ δυσεμοῦντες πτερῷ χρῆσθαι πρὸς τὸ εὐχερῶς ἐμέσαι.
Betacode
*fe/re nu=n a)po\ tou= kra/nous moi to\ ptero/n: to\ ptero\n zhtei=, i(/na e)ceme/sh|: ei)w/qasi ga\r oi( dusemou=ntes pterw=| xrh=sqai pro\s to\ eu)xerw=s e)me/sai.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Acharnians 584 (web address 1), with scholion. The 'he' is the protagonist Dikaiopolis; and Lamachos (lambda 81) is wearing the helmet.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history6 revisions · last 5 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- x-ref; more keywords — David Whitehead
- tweaks, link, status — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead