Φιλοτησίας
of a friendship-cup
Translated by Catharine Roth20 Dec 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φιλοτησίας· τῆς φιλικῆς δεξιώσεως. οἱ Αἰτωλοὶ ἐς Ἀθήνας τὸν οἶνον ἐκόμιζον, φιλοτησίας τῆς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ κοινωνῆσαι καὶ τοῖς τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς τροφίμοις βουλόμενοι.
Betacode
*filothsi/as: th=s filikh=s deciw/sews. oi( *ai)twloi\ e)s *)aqh/nas to\n oi)=non e)ko/mizon, filothsi/as th=s e)k tou= qeou= koinwnh=sai kai\ toi=s th=s *)aqhna=s trofi/mois boulo/menoi.
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- π2563Προπίνειdrinks to [someone], offers a toast[Meaning he/she] honors with wine and betrays. And Demosthenes said that those who had betrayed their fatherlands to their enemies were offering a toast to their enemies. Also Aristophanes [writes]: "come, let me see,…
- π2564Προπίνεινto drink first, to drink a toastThe ancient kings, when they celebrated a public festival, used to mix [wine] in golden or silver bowls and receive them themselves from the wine steward; they drank a little from the cup, since this was a sign of great…
- φ426Φιλοτησίαfriendship-cup[Meaning] friendship, greeting with the right hand. Aelian [writes]: "the people decide to measure out this friendship-cup."
- φ427Φιλοτησίαfriendship-cup, loving-cup[Meaning] the bowl which is given [sc. to drinkers] in the symposia. For during the drinking they gave each other a drinking-cup as a sign of affection. This they used to call a loving-cup; so Hyperides says, and…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 12 Dec 2013
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- updated reference — Catharine Roth
- more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth