Πέκτειν
to fleece
Translated by William Hutton16 Sep 2011Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to shear, to shave livestock. Aristophanes [writes]: "when it is the season to fleece the springtime fleece of sheep."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πέκτειν· ποκάζειν, κείρειν τὰ θρέμματα. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἡνίκα πέκτειν ὥρα προβάτων πόκον ἠρινόν.
Betacode
*pe/ktein: poka/zein, kei/rein ta\ qre/mmata. *)aristofa/nhs: h(ni/ka pe/ktein w(/ra proba/twn po/kon h)rino/n.
Notes (1)
- cf. Hesychius pi1274; Photius pi534 Theodoridis.
The headword, apparently present active infinitive ofpekte/w , would normally be accentedpektei=n (as it is in the text of Aristophanes: see n. 1) rather thanpe/ktein as here. - 1Aristophanes, Birds 714 (web address 1), with scholion. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 19 Sep 2013
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton