Παίσατε

dance

Translated by Amanda Aponte15 Sep 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 24 words

[Meaning] what we [sc. would convey by] pai/cate.¹ Homer [writes]: "dance, so that the guest [sc. can tell of it when he reaches home]."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Παίσατε· ὅπερ ἡμεῖς παίξατε. Ὅμηρος· παίσαθ', ὥς χ' ὁ ξεῖνος.

Betacode

*pai/sate: o(/per h(mei=s pai/cate. *(/omhros: pai/saq', w(/s x' o( cei=nos.

Notes (2)

1cf. Hesychius pi103a, and a scholion on Aristophanes, Frogs 388; see also pi 893. ↩
2Homer, Odyssey 8.251 (web address 1). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from2 entries

Neighbouring entries

π890Παιπαλώδειςsubtle π891Παιπανείαpaipaneia π892Παίσατεdance π893Παῖσαιto play, to dance; to strike π894Παισθείςbeaten

Revision history3 revisions · last 18 Sep 2013

18 Sep 2013Revised — David Whitehead
21 Nov 2010augmented note, added cross-reference and keywords, raised status — Catharine Roth
16 Sep 2009modified headword and tr; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
15 Sep 2009Translated — Amanda Aponte