Τέγγε
moisten
Translated by Catharine Roth22 Sep 2004Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τέγγε· βρέχε. οἴνῳ πνεύμονα τέγγε, φίλης δ' ἀπέχου Κυθερείης.
Betacode
*te/gge: bre/xe. oi)/nw| pneu/mona te/gge, fi/lhs d' a)pe/xou *kuqerei/hs.
Notes (2)
- The headword, second-person singular present imperative of
te/ggw , is presumably extracted from the quotation given. - 1cf. tau 213, tau 214. ↩
- 2A dactylic hexameter recommending indulgence in wine but avoidance of love. The first half of it echoes Alcaeus fr. 347a. The entirety was attributed to a Pythagorean writer by Welcker; Adler tentatively prefers the Hecale of Callimachus, but modern editors of it have not followed her lead. See Wendel p. 43. ↩
References
Carl Wendel, review of Adler Parts IV & V: Gnomon 15 (1939) 42-46
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Revision history6 revisions · last 7 Jan 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added primary note — David Whitehead
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- added bibliography — Catharine Roth
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth