Πρῴ
early
Translated by William Hutton9 Oct 2013Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Also [sc. attested is is] "of early [ones]."1 Aristophanes [writes]: "of early cucumbers."2 For the early cucumbers are good and without blemishes. That the early cucumbers are good is also asserted by the proverb, "when cucumbers are starting and squash are finishing."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πρῴ. καὶ Πρῴων· Ἀριστοφάνης· σικύων πρῴων. οἱ γὰρ πρώϊμοι σίκυοι καλοὶ καὶ ἀβλαβεῖς. ὅτι δὲ καλοὶ οἱ πρώϊμοι σίκυοι, δηλοῖ καὶ ἡ παροιμία· ἀρχομένων σικύων καὶ ληγουσῶν κολοκυνθῶν.
Betacode
*prw/|. kai\ *prw/|wn: *)aristofa/nhs: siku/wn prw/|wn. oi( ga\r prw/i+moi si/kuoi kaloi\ kai\ a)blabei=s. o(/ti de\ kaloi\ oi( prw/i+moi si/kuoi, dhloi= kai\ h( paroimi/a: a)rxome/nwn siku/wn kai\ lhgousw=n kolokunqw=n.
Notes (3)
- This adverb is spelled in several ways, with variations in accent and the treatment of the final iota as either a separate vowel or part of a diphthong with the preceding omega. See pi 2939, pi 2940, pi 2944, pi 2945 for some of the variations, and for related words see pi 2946 through pi 2949.
Adler reports that the unglossed primary headword is also in the Ambrosian Lexicon (1444).
Most of the material in this entry finds parallels in the scholia to Aristophanes (see n. 2 below). - 1This secondary lemma is the genitive plural form (of all genders) of an adjective (
prw=|os ) derived from the primary headword. This adjective, rather than the headword, is what appears in the quotations and commentary that follows. In the commentary a different adjective from the same source (prw/i+mos ) is used as a synonym. For both of these adjectives see particularly pi 2949, and cf. Phrynichus the Atticist 106.3, who also treats the adjectives as synonyms. ↩ - 2Aristophanes, Peace 1001 (web address 1). ↩
- 3This proverb is not attested elsewhere. Presumably the sense is that cucumbers are best eaten when they are young, but squash after they have been on the vine for a while. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from7 entries
- π2939Πρῴearly[The Athenians pronounce it] monosyllabically in this way. [Meaning] still in deep dawn. Equal to 'at an [early] hour'. prw/| is a synairesis [contracted pronunciation] of prwi/+, hence has an oxytone accent; but prw=|n…
- π2940Πρῷearly[A] monosyllabic [word]. It means before [its/one's] time, and at dawn. Aristophanes [writes]: "[...] having bathed early. For I'm getting ready to host a wedding." "Whoever does not come very early dusted with…
- π2946Πρωΐαmorn[Meaning] the morning situation.
- π2947Πρωϊαίτερονearlier[Meaning] quicker; or meaning before the rising of the sun.
- π2948Πρωϊζόνpreceding, yesterday's[Meaning] a little before.
- π2949Πρώϊμος Πρωϊνόνprior, premature, earlyAlso [sc. attested are] earlily and matutinal/matutinally.
- σ400Σίκυονcucumber[Sikuon is the accusative case] from sikuos. In the Epigrams: "and a blooming cucumber, lying in leaves on the ground." Also [sc. attested is] sikuos, in the masculine. Aristophanes [writes]: "and if they were to see a…
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