Πρὶν λαχεῖν τὰ κοινὰ κατεσθίεις
you are devouring public property before being allocated it
Translated by David Whitehead18 Apr 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
That is, you are snatching [it] before it has been allotted, before distribution. The metaphor [comes] from those who, at dinners, snatch [food] before distribution.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πρὶν λαχεῖν τὰ κοινὰ κατεσθίεις· τουτέστι πρὶν κληρωθῆναι πρὸ διανομῆς ἁρπάζεις. ἡ μεταφορὰ ἀπὸ τῶν ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις ἁρπαζόντων πρὸ διανομῆς.
Betacode
*pri\n laxei=n ta\ koina\ katesqi/eis: toute/sti pri\n klhrwqh=nai pro\ dianomh=s a(rpa/zeis. h( metafora\ a)po\ tw=n e)n toi=s dei/pnois a(rpazo/ntwn pro\ dianomh=s.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Knights 258, with comment from the scholia there. See text at web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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