Φλεγυρά
ardent
Translated by David Whitehead26 Oct 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning she who is] bright, burning, shining; or hot, because of the coals. Aristophanes [writes]: "come here Muse, ardent, possessing the strength of fire".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φλεγυρά· λαμπρά, φλέγουσα, λάμπουσα· ἢ θερμή, διὰ τοὺς ἄνθρακας. Ἀριστοφάνης· δεῦρο Μοῦσ' ἐλθὲ φλεγυρὰ πυρὸς ἔχουσα μένος.
Betacode
*flegura/: lampra/, fle/gousa, la/mpousa: h)\ qermh/, dia\ tou\s a)/nqrakas. *)aristofa/nhs: deu=ro *mou=s' e)lqe\ flegura\ puro\s e)/xousa me/nos.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Acharnians 665, from a lyric passage (web address 1), with scholion. The very rare headword adjective, extracted from it, is feminine.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 13 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added link and keyword, raised status — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead