Συρμαΐζειν
to take an emetic
Translated by Catharine Roth6 Jun 2014Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Συρμαΐζειν· καθαίρειν πόματι ἐκ ζειῶν καὶ ὕδατος. καὶ Συρμαίη παρὰ τῷ αὐτῷ, λάχανον σελίνῳ ἐοικός.
Betacode
*surmai/+zein: kaqai/rein po/mati e)k zeiw=n kai\ u(/datos. kai\ *surmai/h para\ tw=| au)tw=|, la/xanon seli/nw| e)oiko/s.
Notes (2)
- 1From a gloss on Herodotus 2.77.2, about the Egyptians' monthly dietary customs (web address 1). Compare generally Hesychius sigma2782; Erotian 54.10-12. For zeia see zeta 43. ↩
- 2Ionic for
surmai/a (sigma 1667). From a gloss on Herodotus 2.125.6, about food for Egyptian pyramid-builders (web address 2). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
- μ459Μελανοσυρμαῖον λεώνblack-purging people, black-purging race[Meaning] black, and purging; syrmaia is a a barley drink. He is speaking about the Egyptians.
- σ207ΣέλινονceleryA kind of vegetable.
- σ1667Συρμαίαpurge-plant[Meaning] a purgative by means of vomiting and excrement. Also [sc. attested is the related verb] surmai/+zein, the [one that means] to void, [with a potion made] out of zeia-grains and water. So Herodotus [uses the…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 29 May 2022
- added links — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Catharine Roth