Ψῖχες

morsels

Translated by Catharine Roth27 Dec 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 37 words
In the masculine oi( yi=xes [is the nominative plural] and tou\s yi=xas [is the accusative plural].1
But the Theologian says in the feminine "an accompanying morsel, the least [thing]."2
Also [sc. attested is the diminutive] yixi/on ["crumb"].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ψῖχες· ἀρσενικῶς οἱ ψῖχες καὶ τοὺς ψῖχας. ὁ δὲ Θεολόγος θηλυκῶς λέγει· ψὶξ παραδραμοῦσα τὸ φαυλότατον. καὶ Ψιχίον.

Betacode
*yi=xes: a)rsenikw=s oi( yi=xes kai\ tou\s yi=xas. o( de\ *qeolo/gos qhlukw=s le/gei: yi\c paradramou=sa to\ faulo/taton. kai\ *yixi/on.

Notes (2)

  1. 1cf. psi 112. ↩
  2. 2From Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations 40 (PG 36.376d, with the comma supplied here). ↩

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ψ115Ψίττακοςparrotψ116Ψίτταιpsittaiψ117Ψῖχεςmorselsψ118Ψόαloin-muscle, loinψ119Ψόγοςblame, recrimination
Revision history4 revisions · last 30 May 2016
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. tweak — David Whitehead
  4. another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Catharine Roth

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