Ῥῆξον φωνήν
break forth a voice
Translated by Catharine Roth24 Aug 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] say piercingly.1 Aristophanes [writes]: "but o you who have crowned the elders with many good characteristics, break forth a voice in which you rejoice, and tell your own nature."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ῥῆξον φωνήν· διάτορον εἰπέ. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἀλλ' ὦ πολλοῖς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους ἤθεσι χρηστοῖς στεφανώσας, ῥῆξον φωνήν τινα, ᾗ χαίρεις, καὶ τὴν σαυτοῦ φύσιν εἰπέ.
Betacode
*(rh=con fwnh/n: dia/toron ei)pe/. *)aristofa/nhs: a)ll' w)= polloi=s tou\s presbute/rous h)/qesi xrhstoi=s stefanw/sas, r(h=con fwnh/n tina, h(=| xai/reis, kai\ th\n sautou= fu/sin ei)pe/.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword, extracted from the quotation, is aorist imperative, second person singular, of
r(h/gnumi ; cf. rho 124. ↩ - 2Aristophanes, Clouds 960 (web address 1), with scholion. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- ρ124Ῥήγνυταιis being broken[Meaning he/she/it] is being separated, and is being cut to pieces. Also [sc. attested is] r(h/gnusin ["breaks forth"], meaning [he/she/it] emits, sends forth. Aelian [writes]: "and compelled by the pain itself, [he]…
- ρ137Ῥήξαςhaving broken[Meaning he] having cut. "Having cut the vine-branches, he began to help." And [sc. attested is] r(h=cai ["to break"] [used] likewise.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 28 Oct 2013
- more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth