Φλύκταινα
blisters
Translated by David Whitehead22 Nov 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] raised marks on the hands, which arise from rowing. Aristophanes in Frogs [writes]: "me, I have blisters."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φλύκταινα· τὰ τῶν χειρῶν ἐπαναστήματα, τὰ γινόμενα ἀπὸ τοῦ κωπηλατεῖν. Ἀριστοφάνης Βατράχοις· ἐγὼ δὲ φλυκταίνας γ' ἔχω.
Betacode
*flu/ktaina: ta\ tw=n xeirw=n e)panasth/mata, ta\ gino/mena a)po\ tou= kwphlatei=n. *)aristofa/nhs *batra/xois: e)gw\ de\ fluktai/nas g' e)/xw.
Notes
- From the scholia to the line quoted: Aristophanes, Frogs 236 (web address 1).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 15 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- Added link — Elizabeth Vandiver
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — David Whitehead