Σίζουσα
hissing, sizzling
Translated by David Whitehead23 Dec 2013Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Meaning [one that is] boiling; as in reference to one being cooked in a saucepan. In effect, giving off a particular sound. Homer [writes]: "so his eye hissed round the olive-wood stake."1 Aristophanes [writes]: "one being roasted [and] sizzling by the sea."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σίζουσα· ἀντὶ τοῦ ζέουσα· ὡς ἐπὶ τῆς ταγηνιζομένης. οἷον ποιὸν ἦχον ἀποτελοῦσα. Ὅμηρος· ὣς τοῦ σίζ' ὀφθαλμὸς ἐλαΐνῳ ἀμφὶ πελέκει. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἥδ' ὀπτωμένη σίζουσα πάραλος.
Betacode
*si/zousa: a)nti\ tou= ze/ousa: w(s e)pi\ th=s taghnizome/nhs. oi(=on poio\n h)=xon a)potelou=sa. *(/omhros: w(\s tou= si/z' o)fqalmo\s e)lai/+nw| a)mfi\ pele/kei. *)aristofa/nhs: h(/d' o)ptwme/nh si/zousa pa/ralos.
Notes (1)
Linked from3 entries
- σ386Σίζονhissing, sizzling[Something] giving off a particular sound. "[I pray that] a saucepan of cuttlefish stands over [sc. the fire] hissing".
- τ424Τευθίδεςsquids, calamari[Meaning] cuttle-fish. Also [sc. attested is the singular] teuqi/s, [meaning] a small cheap fish. And Aristophanes says about Antimachus: "in a simple word, may Zeus destroy badly Antimachus the son of Psekas, who…
- ψ39Ψεκάςdrip, drop[Meaning] dew. Thus Antimachos used to be called Psekas ["Sputterer"]. [It is a term] applied to spitters. This man was a melic poet. He was given the name because he used to sprinkle [with spit] whomever he was talking…
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- more x-refs — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added a keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead