Προσκαύσασα

she who burned

Translated by David Whitehead28 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 13 words

In reference to the pot. "The Thracian girl who recently burned the pot".¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προσκαύσασα· ἐπὶ τῆς χύτρας. προσκαύσασα ἡ Θρᾷττα πρῴην τὴν χύτραν.

Betacode

*proskau/sasa: e)pi\ th=s xu/tras. proskau/sasa h( *qra=|tta prw/|hn th\n xu/tran.

Notes (1)

1Aristophanes, Wasps 828 (web address 1). The headword is feminine aorist active participle of proskai/w. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

θ464ΘρᾷτταThraitta, Thratta[Meaning] a Thracian slave-woman, [one] from Thrace. Aristophanes [writes]: "Strymodoros's Thraitta." That is [his] Thracian slave-woman. It is also used generically of a slave-woman.

Neighbouring entries

π2718ΠροσκαρτερῶI adhere firmly to, I devote myself to, I stubbornly persist in π2719ΠροσκαταθείηνI might put up π2720Προσκαύσασαshe who burned π2721Πρὸς καιρὸν ποιῶopportunely I do [this]π2722Προσκεκλήσεσθαιto be going to be summoned

Revision history4 revisions · last 27 Nov 2021

27 Nov 2021another keyword — Catharine Roth
18 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
8 Sep 2004Revised — David Whitehead
7 Sep 2004augmented note, added link, set status — Catharine Roth
28 Oct 2001Translated — David Whitehead