Σύνδουλος
fellow-slave
Translated by David Whitehead29 May 2013Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
They used to speak not only of 'slaves' but also of 'fellow-slaves'.
Aristophanes [writes]: "[...] in order that his fellow-slave, jeering at his stripes, might ask 'o unhappy wretch, what did you suffer on your hide? Did a bristle-whip lay into you?'."
Aristophanes [writes]: "[...] in order that his fellow-slave, jeering at his stripes, might ask 'o unhappy wretch, what did you suffer on your hide? Did a bristle-whip lay into you?'."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σύνδουλος· οὐ μόνον δούλους ἔλεγον, ἀλλὰ καὶ συνδούλους. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἵν' ὁ σύνδουλος σκώψας αὐτοῦ τὰς πληγὰς ἐπανέροιτο, ὦ κακόδαιμον, τί τὸ δέρμ' ἔπαθες; μῶν ὑστριχὶς εἰσέβαλέ σοι;
Betacode
*su/ndoulos: ou) mo/non dou/lous e)/legon, a)lla\ kai\ sundou/lous. *)aristofa/nhs: i(/n' o( su/ndoulos skw/yas au)tou= ta\s plhga\s e)pane/roito, w)= kako/daimon, ti/ to\ de/rm' e)/paqes; mw=n u(strixi\s ei)se/bale/ soi;
Notes
- Aristophanes, Peace 745-6, with scholion.
Pollux 3.82 discusses the usage ofsu/ndoulos ando(mo/doulos ; Moeris declares thato(mo/doulos is Attic butsu/ndoulos is common Greek; cf. omicron 267.
For 'bristle-whip' see upsilon 693.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 3 Jan 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- expanded note, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead