Φεψάλῳ
in an ember
Translated by Amanda Aponte19 Oct 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] in a tavern.1 For fe/yaloi [are] sparks. Aristophanes [writes]: "the shield will be hung in the ember."2 Because of its being a time of peace. Also found is the form feya/luc in Archilochus.3 And [sc. elsewhere] in Aristophanes: "but not even an ember [feya/luc ] of a seducer has been left behind."4
And elsewhere: "but half-blinded by the murky flame borne in on them and [by] the sparks, and with the smoke still very thick, not a few died."5
And elsewhere: "but half-blinded by the murky flame borne in on them and [by] the sparks, and with the smoke still very thick, not a few died."5
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φεψάλῳ· καπηλείῳ. φέψαλοι γὰρ οἱ σπινθῆρες. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἡ δ' ἀσπὶς ἐν τῷ φεψάλῳ κρεμήσεται. διὰ τὸ εἰρήνην εἶναι. λέγεται δὲ καὶ φεψάλυξ παρὰ Ἀρχιλόχῳ. καὶ παρὰ Ἀριστοφάνει· ἀλλ' οὐδὲ μοιχοῦ καταλέλειπται φεψάλυξ. καὶ αὖθις· ἀλλ' ἀποσκοτουμένους ὑπὸ τῆς εἰς αὐτοὺς φερομένης λιγνύος καὶ τῶν φεψαλύγων, ἔτι δὲ τῆς τοῦ καπνοῦ πολυπληθίας, οὐκ ὀλίγους ἀπόλλυσθαι.
Betacode
*feya/lw|: kaphlei/w|. fe/yaloi ga\r oi( spinqh=res. *)aristofa/nhs: h( d' a)spi\s e)n tw=| feya/lw| kremh/setai. dia\ to\ ei)rh/nhn ei)=nai. le/getai de\ kai\ feya/luc para\ *)arxilo/xw|. kai\ para\ *)aristofa/nei: a)ll' ou)de\ moixou= katale/leiptai feya/luc. kai\ au)=qis: a)ll' a)poskotoume/nous u(po\ th=s ei)s au)tou\s ferome/nhs lignu/os kai\ tw=n feyalu/gwn, e)/ti de\ th=s tou= kapnou= poluplhqi/as, ou)k o)li/gous a)po/llusqai.
Notes (5)
- See also phi 239.
- 1'In a tavern' (
kaphlei/w| ) is what is transmitted, but Adler notes more plausible alternatives:kapnei/w| (Pierson),kami/nw| (Elmsley). The scholion itself -- see next note -- hase)n tw=| kapnw=| . ↩ - 2Aristophanes, Acharnians 279 (web address 1), with scholion. ↩
- 3Archilochus fr. 180 (in M.L. West's Iambi et Elegi Graeci). ↩
- 4Aristophanes, Lysistrata 107 (web address 2). ↩
- 5Polybius 1.48.6 (web address 3). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 3 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 24 Jan 2023
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- another note — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- x-ref; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Amanda Aponte