Σπειράω
I coil
Translated by Catharine Roth18 Apr 2012Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σπειράω, σπειρῶ. ἐξ οὗ καὶ συνεσπειραμένος καὶ σπειρώμενος τοῖς ῥακίοις.
Betacode
*speira/w, speirw=. e)c ou(= kai\ sunespeirame/nos kai\ speirw/menos toi=s r(aki/ois.
Notes (3)
- Adler compares Lobeck, Phrynichus pp. 204-5. (See further below, n.3.) For related words, see sigma 933, sigma 934.
- 1Used only in the passive: see LSJ s.v.
speira/omai . ↩ - 2Perfect middle/passive participle, masculine nominative singular, of
suspeira/w . (It is presumably quoted from somewhere; there are several possibilities.) ↩ - 3This phrase must be quoted from somewhere but is otherwise unattested, whether in the form given here, with the present middle/passive participle of
speiro/w , or with Lobeck's suggested emendation toe)speirwme/nos . ↩
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Revision history2 revisions · last 31 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth