Πριαμωθῆναι
to have been Priamized
Translated by David Whitehead18 Apr 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to have had one's head shaved; for the [sc. on-stage] character of Priam is shaven-headed.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πριαμωθῆναι· ξυρηθῆναι· τὸ γὰρ τοῦ Πριάμου πρόσωπον ξυρίας ἐστί.
Betacode
*priamwqh=nai: curhqh=nai: to\ ga\r tou= *pria/mou pro/swpon curi/as e)sti/.
Notes
- Same or similar material in other lexica (references at Photius pi1162 Theodoridis) -- all generated, apparently, by an unattributable comic fragment (1123 Kock, 414 K.-A.) where someone says 'I am about to be Priamized'.
For Priam see generally pi 2274; for shaving cf. xi 156, xi 157, xi 158, xi 160, xi 161, xi 162.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- more x-refs — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead