Σίδια
rinds
Translated by William Hutton30 May 2014Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the husks of pomegranates.1 Children used to cut wheels and wagons out of hides; but out of pomegranates, when they eat the innards, they carve frogs out of the husks. Or sidi/wn ['[out] of rinds'], [meaning sc. those] of pomegranates. Aristophanes [writes]: "and he used to make frogs out of rinds, can you imagine?"2 In reference to those wishing to demonstrate that they possess talent. "As a little child this one here used to carve houses and ships at home and fashion leather wagons and make frogs out of rinds, can you imagine?"
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σίδια· τὰ λέπυρα τῶν ῥοιῶν. τὰ δὲ παιδία ἐκ μὲν τῶν δερμάτων περιέτεμνον τροχοὺς καὶ ἁμάξας· ἐκ δὲ τῶν ῥοιῶν, ὅταν καταφάγωσι τὰ ἐντός, ἐκ τῶν λεπύρων βατράχια γλύφουσιν. ἢ σιδίων, τῶν ῥοιῶν. Ἀριστοφάνης· κἀκ τῶν σιδίων βατράχους ἐποίει, πῶς δοκεῖς; ἐπὶ τῶν βουλομένων δεῖξαι εὐφυΐαν ἔχειν. παιδάριον ὂν τοιουτονὶ ἔπλαττεν ἔνδον οἰκίας ναῦς τ' ἔγλυφεν ἁμαξίδας τε σκυτίνας εἰργάζετο κἀκ τῶν σιδίων βατράχους ποίει, πῶς δοκεῖς;
Betacode
*si/dia: ta\ le/pura tw=n r(oiw=n. ta\ de\ paidi/a e)k me\n tw=n derma/twn perie/temnon troxou\s kai\ a(ma/cas: e)k de\ tw=n r(oiw=n, o(/tan katafa/gwsi ta\ e)nto/s, e)k tw=n lepu/rwn batra/xia glu/fousin. h)\ sidi/wn, tw=n r(oiw=n. *)aristofa/nhs: ka)k tw=n sidi/wn batra/xous e)poi/ei, pw=s dokei=s; e)pi\ tw=n boulome/nwn dei=cai eu)fui/+an e)/xein. paida/rion o)\n toioutoni\ e)/platten e)/ndon oi)ki/as nau=s t' e)/glufen a(maci/das te skuti/nas ei)rga/zeto ka)k tw=n sidi/wn batra/xous poi/ei, pw=s dokei=s;
Notes (2)
- From commentary to Aristophanes, Clouds 881 (see n. 2), where the headword (here nominative/accusative plural) occurs in the genitive plural (as later in the entry). Cf. sigma 380.
- 1cf. Hesychius sigma598. ↩
- 2Aristophanes, Clouds 881, which also occurs with a paraphrase of the broader context (878-881) below, and has also been quoted at pi 2185. See also tau 1171. ↩
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- τ1171Τυννουτονίsuch a little[Used] demonstratively; meaning little. Aristophanes [writes]: "as a little child this one here used to make [sc. toy] houses at home." Also [sc. attested is] tunnoutwi/, [which] he says bringing his fingers together,…
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