Ποτώμεναι
flying about
Translated by Catharine Roth18 Feb 2013Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ποτώμεναι· διατρίβουσαι. Ποτῶνται δὲ πέτονται.
Betacode
*potw/menai: diatri/bousai. *potw=ntai de\ pe/tontai.
Notes (2)
- 1Likewise in Photius (pi1130 Theodoridis) and other lexica, and similarly already in Hesychius pi3162. The headword is present participle, feminine nominative plural, of
pota/omai (frequentative ofpe/tomai ). Unless it simply derives from Hesychius' accusative plural, it must be quoted from somewhere: the likeliest options are Homeric Hymn to Hermes 558 and Aristophanes, Peace 80, but see also Lucian, Podagra 281. ↩ - 2Third person plural, present indicative, of the same verb. From a scholion on Homer, Iliad 2.462, where it occurs; cf. Hesychius pi3163. ↩
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- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked and expanded notes; more keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth