Πυρρίας Πυρρίαις
Pyrr(h)ias; with Pyrr(h)iases
Translated by David Whitehead30 Sep 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] with slaves; for Pyrr(h)ias [is] a slave's name.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πυρρίας· Πυρρίαις, δούλοις· ὄνομα γὰρ δούλου ὁ Πυρρίας.
Betacode
*purri/as: *purri/ais, dou/lois: o)/noma ga\r dou/lou o( *purri/as.
Notes
- From the scholia to Aristophanes, Frogs 730, where this dative plural appears. As Dover notes there, Pyrrhias does occur as a slave's name in (New) Comedy.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 24 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- upped status — Ross Scaife ✝
- Translated — David Whitehead