Πίθηξ
dwarf, ape
Translated by Catharine Roth20 Nov 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[pi/qhc means the same as] the mimw/ .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πίθηξ· ἡ μιμώ.
Betacode
*pi/qhc: h( mimw/.
Notes
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- π1575Πιθήκειον βλέμμαape's glance, ape-like glance[Meaning] that of an ape.
- π1576Πιθηκισμοῖς περιελαύνειςyou are harassing (me) with monkey-tricksMeaning you are gaining victory over me with deceits and flatteries. Or with imitations; since these were what [the sausage-seller] had done.
- π1578Πίθηκοςape, monkey[pi/qhkos means the same as] the mimw/. But pi/qhc is what some call a short little man. Also [sc. attested is the verb] diapiqhki/sai ["to monkey around"], [meaning] to play. From the apes: for the animal [is] a great…
- π1579Πίθηκοςape, monkey[pi/qhkos means the same as] the mimw/. Babrius [writes]: "a fox says to an ape: 'the monument which you see is for my father and grandfather'."
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Revision history3 revisions · last 9 Jul 2014
- another keyword — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented x-refs and keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth