Στόμφακα
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Translated by Matthew Farmer26 Mar 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Στόμφακα· τραχύν. ἢ κομπαστήν. καὶ στομφάσαι τὸ ἀλαζονεύεσθαι. σύνθετος ἡ λέξις ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος καὶ τοῦ ὄμφακος, ἵνα ᾖ λέγων, ὄμφακας ἔχων ἐν τῷ στόματι τοὺς μύθους. λέγει δὲ περὶ Αἰσχύλου τοῦ ποιητοῦ.
Betacode
*sto/mfaka: traxu/n. h)\ kompasth/n. kai\ stomfa/sai to\ a)lazoneu/esqai. su/nqetos h( le/cis a)po\ tou= sto/matos kai\ tou= o)/mfakos, i(/na h)=| le/gwn, o)/mfakas e)/xwn e)n tw=| sto/mati tou\s mu/qous. le/gei de\ peri\ *ai)sxu/lou tou= poihtou=.
Notes (3)
- The headword is the accusative singular, the case in which it appears at Aristophanes, Clouds 1367 (web address 1) -- the sole appearance of this word outside lexicography.
- 1From scholion g to Aristophanes, Clouds 1367. ↩
- 2Likewise Photius sigma585 Theodoridis, and cf. the scholia to Aristophanes, Wasps 721 (where the form
stomfa/zontas appears: web address 2). ↩ - 3cf. scholion e to Aristophanes, Clouds 1367. This etymology is partially correct. Although
stom- is clearly related tosto/ma ("mouth"), the element-fac is more probably fromfa- ("speak"). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history5 revisions · last 13 Apr 2022
- tweaked links — Catharine Roth
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- tweaks; raised status — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified hw and tr, expanded notes, added links, status — Jennifer Benedict
- Translated — Matthew Farmer