Προσέμαξε
kneaded on
Translated by David Whitehead15 Mar 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he/she/it] placed on, stuck on; for ma/ttein is the word for mixing up and pounding and amalgamating the wheatmeal. Aristophanes [writes]: "he kneaded the Peiraieus on."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Προσέμαξε· προσπαρέθηκε, προσεκόλλησε· μάττειν γὰρ λέγεται τὸ ἀναμιγνύναι καὶ φυρᾶν καὶ εἰς ἓν συνάγειν τὰ ἄλευρα. Ἀριστοφάνης· τὸν Πειραιᾶ προσέμαξε.
Betacode
*prose/mace: prospare/qhke, proseko/llhse: ma/ttein ga\r le/getai to\ a)namignu/nai kai\ fura=n kai\ ei)s e(\n suna/gein ta\ a)/leura. *)aristofa/nhs: to\n *peiraia= prose/mace.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Knights 815 (web address 1), with scholion; the topic is Themistocles (theta 124) uniting the Peiraieus with Athens.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 17 Oct 2013
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