Πώλης

-seller

Translated by David Whitehead25 Oct 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

27 words

Aristophanes in jest says the end of the name [like this], from political figures giving away and selling what concerns the city: for instance sheep-seller, flax-seller, sausage-seller.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πώλης· ὁ Ἀριστοφάνης τὸ τέλος τοῦ ὀνόματος παίζων λέγει, παρὰ τὸ ἀποδίδοσθαι καὶ πωλεῖν τοὺς πολιτευομένους τὰ τῆς πόλεως πράγματα, οἷον προβατοπώλης, στυππειοπώλης, ἀλλαντοπώλης.

Betacode

*pw/lhs: o( *)aristofa/nhs to\ te/los tou= o)no/matos pai/zwn le/gei, para\ to\ a)podi/dosqai kai\ pwlei=n tou\s politeuome/nous ta\ th=s po/lews pra/gmata, oi(=on probatopw/lhs, stuppeiopw/lhs, a)llantopw/lhs.

Notes

From the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 129ff., where some of these words occur (web address 1). See further under pi 2333.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

π2333Προβατοπώληςsheep-seller[sc. In reference to] Kallias and the regime of his time; or Lysikles, son [of] Aspasia. But Eukrates [was] an oakum-dealer, he who was also called Styppax. But Kleon [was] a leather-seller. [The word] is not used in…

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π2156Πωλευτικόςfoal-handler, skilled in horsebreaking π2157Πωλεία χαίτηfoal's mane π2158Πώλης-seller π2159Πωλητήςseller π2160Πωληταὶsellers, poletai

Revision history6 revisions · last 11 Oct 2013

11 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
10 May 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
27 Oct 2011Revised — David Whitehead
20 Nov 2005more keywords — David Whitehead
9 Aug 2004more keywords — David Whitehead
6 Aug 2004added link, modified note, set status — Catharine Roth
25 Oct 2001Translated — David Whitehead

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes

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