Στρόφιγξ
pivot
Translated by Catharine Roth8 May 2014Vetting: high1 revision
Translation
[Meaning a] turning, movement. Or from uniting and acting knavishly.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Στρόφιγξ· στροφή, κίνησις. ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ συστρέφειν καὶ πανουργεύεσθαι.
Betacode
*stro/figc: strofh/, ki/nhsis. h)\ a)po\ tou= sustre/fein kai\ panourgeu/esqai.
Notes
- From a scholion on Aristophanes, Frogs 892, where "pivot of my tongue" is a mock-tragic expression used by Euripides.
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Revision history1 revision · last 8 May 2014
- another keyword; cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth