Τὴν τράπεζαν οἴσομαι
I will carry the table for myself
Translated by David Whitehead17 Oct 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Aristophanes [says this]. That is, I will be my own attendant and [there will be] no need of a slave-boy.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τὴν τράπεζαν οἴσομαι· Ἀριστοφάνης. τουτέστιν ἐμαυτῷ ὑπηρετήσω καὶ οὐ χρεία παιδός.
Betacode
*th\n tra/pezan oi)/somai: *)aristofa/nhs. toute/stin e)mautw=| u(phreth/sw kai\ ou) xrei/a paido/s.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Peace 1033 [1032 in some editions] (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there (which in fact rephrases the second half of the line).
Some editors consider the line suspect, because (amongst other reasons) this is Aristophanes' only use of the rare future middle offe/rw .
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 11 Jun 2011
- upgraded link, cosmetics, raised status — Catharine Roth
- augmented note and keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead