Τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνεσπακώς
[he] is hurrying with his brows drawn up as if about to announce something terrible
Translated by David Whitehead5 Oct 2012Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Meaning looking gloomy.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνεσπακώς, ὥσπερ τι δεινὸν ἀγγελῶν ἐπείγεται· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐσκυθρωπακώς.
Betacode
*ta\s o)fru=s a)nespakw/s, w(/sper ti deino\n a)ggelw=n e)pei/getai: a)nti\ tou= e)skuqrwpakw/s.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Acharnians 1069-70, with scholion. The particular word glossed is the perfect participle of
a)naspa/w (alpha 2074).
Neighbouring entries
τ144Τάσιςtension, stretching, intensityτ145Τὰς ὁδοὺς οἶδενhe knows the roads, the very ones by which Eukrates fled straight to the bran-shopsτ146Τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνεσπακώς[he] is hurrying with his brows drawn up as if about to announce something terribleτ147Τὰ Ταντάλου τάλαντα ταλαντίζεταιhe tallies the talents of Tantalusτ148ΤατιανόςTatianos, Tatianus, Tatian
Revision history3 revisions · last 7 Jan 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- tweak, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead