Ψιλεύς

chorus-leader

Translated by Catharine Roth2 Jan 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 29 words
[Meaning the man] standing at the end of the chorus-line. Hence also filo/yilos [as used by] Alkman,1 [meaning] she who likes to stand at the end of the chorus-line.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ψιλεύς· ἐπ' ἄκρου χοροῦ ἱστάμενος. ὅθεν καὶ φιλόψιλος παρὰ Ἀλκμᾶνι, ἡ φιλοῦσα ἐπ' ἄκρου χοροῦ ἵστασθαι.

Betacode
*yileu/s: e)p' a)/krou xorou= i(sta/menos. o(/qen kai\ filo/yilos para\ *)alkma=ni, h( filou=sa e)p' a)/krou xorou= i(/stasqai.

Notes (1)

  1. Likewise or similarly in other lexica.
  2. 1Alcman fr. 152 Bergk. ↩

Neighbouring entries

ψ99Ψιθυριστοῦ Ἑρμοῦ καὶ Ἔρωτος καὶ Ἀφροδίτης[of] Whispering Hermes and Eros and Aphroditeψ100Ψιθυριστὴς ἙρμῆςWhispering Hermesψ101Ψιλεύςchorus-leaderψ102Ψιλοδάπιδαςshort-nappedψ103Ψιλοκόρηςbare-headed
Revision history3 revisions · last 6 Nov 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
  3. tweaks; more keywords — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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