Ψυγείσῃ
when it had cooled
Translated by David Whitehead26 Nov 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Aristophanes [sc. says this], meaning while it was dying.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ψυγείσῃ· Ἀριστοφάνης, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀποθανούσῃ.
Betacode
*yugei/sh|: *)aristofa/nhs, a)nti\ tou= a)poqanou/sh|.
Notes
- From the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 150, where this aorist passive participle (of
yu/xw ) in the feminine dative singular occurs (web address 1): a flea has its feet dipped in wax which must cool before Persian slippers can be stuck to it.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 6 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- fixed link, raised status — Catharine Roth
- expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Translated — David Whitehead