Προπίνειν
to drink first, to drink a toast
Translated by Catharine Roth6 May 2010Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
The ancient kings, when they celebrated a public festival, used to mix [wine] in golden or silver bowls and receive them themselves from the wine steward; they drank a little from the cup, since this was a sign of great friendship, and then they offered the cup also to whomever they wished; and this was called "drinking first." But the day [sc. itself was called] "of friendship."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Προπίνειν· οἱ ἀρχαῖοι βασιλεῖς ἐπιτελοῦντες ἑορτὴν πάνδημον, ἐν φιάλαις χρυσαῖς ἢ ἀργυραῖς κιρνῶντες ἐδέχοντο μὲν παρὰ τοῦ οἰνοχόου αὐτοί, ἀπέπινον δὲ μικρὸν τῆς κύλικος, ὡς συμβόλου ὄντος τούτου φιλίας πολλῆς, καὶ τότε παρεῖχον ᾧ ἂν ἐβούλοντο καὶ τὴν κύλικα· καὶ ἐκαλεῖτο προπίνειν. ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα φιλοτησία.
Betacode
*propi/nein: oi( a)rxai=oi basilei=s e)pitelou=ntes e(orth\n pa/ndhmon, e)n fia/lais xrusai=s h)\ a)rgurai=s kirnw=ntes e)de/xonto me\n para\ tou= oi)noxo/ou au)toi/, a)pe/pinon de\ mikro\n th=s ku/likos, w(s sumbo/lou o)/ntos tou/tou fili/as pollh=s, kai\ to/te parei=xon w(=| a)\n e)bou/lonto kai\ th\n ku/lika: kai\ e)kalei=to propi/nein. h( de\ h(me/ra filothsi/a.
Notes (1)
Linked from3 entries
- π2563Προπίνειdrinks to [someone], offers a toast[Meaning he/she] honors with wine and betrays. And Demosthenes said that those who had betrayed their fatherlands to their enemies were offering a toast to their enemies. Also Aristophanes [writes]: "come, let me see,…
- π2576Πρόπομαaperitif[sc. Noun formed] out of the [verb] propi/nw.
- φ427Φιλοτησίαfriendship-cup, loving-cup[Meaning] the bowl which is given [sc. to drinkers] in the symposia. For during the drinking they gave each other a drinking-cup as a sign of affection. This they used to call a loving-cup; so Hyperides says, and…
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Revision history6 revisions · last 20 Nov 2021
- cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded primary note — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth