Διφρίσκος
diphriskos, little chariot
Translated by Catharine Roth25 Aug 2004Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the thing on which charioteers stand when they drive. He said it with the diminutive because competition [chariots] are light and small.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διφρίσκος· τὸ σκεῦος, ἐν ᾧ ἐφεστῶτες οἱ ἡνίοχοι ἐλαύνουσιν. ὑποκοριστικῶς δὲ εἶπε διὰ τὸ κούφους εἶναι καὶ μικροὺς τοὺς ἀγωνιστικούς.