Ῥυάδες ἄμπελοι

withered vines

Translated by David Whitehead22 Jan 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 16 words

[Meaning] the ones called yina/des.¹
Or rather those which are disappearing [e)kre/ousai],² those which are weakening.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ῥυάδες ἄμπελοι· αἱ λεγόμεναι ψινάδες. ἤγουν αἱ ἐκρέουσαι, αἱ ἐξασθενοῦσαι.

Betacode

*(rua/des a)/mpeloi: ai( lego/menai yina/des. h)/goun ai( e)kre/ousai, ai( e)casqenou=sai.

Notes (2)

(Entry lacking, Adler reports, in mss AF, and placed later in V.)
1cf. psi 109. ↩
2Beyond the etymological jingle, this comment seems to be using the verb e)re/w, literally 'flow out', in the figurative sense noted in LSJ s.v. 3. ↩

Linked from1 entry

ψ109ΨινάδεςwitheredsIn Theophrastus [this means] the shedders [of grapes], the vines [which do so]. Some [however use this word for] over-ripe olives.

Neighbouring entries

ρ277ῬοιτειεύςRhoiteian, Rhoetian ρ278ῬοίτηςRhoites, Rhoetes ρ279Ῥυάδες ἄμπελοιwithered vines ρ280Ῥύβδηνflowingly(?), noisily(?)ρ281Ῥύγχοςbeak, bill

Revision history3 revisions · last 30 Oct 2013

30 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
27 Jan 2010tweaked tr; another note — David Whitehead
27 Jan 2010tweak, keyword, status — Catharine Roth
22 Jan 2010Translated — David Whitehead