Τὴν τρύγα συνεκπιεῖν

to drink off the dregs together

Translated by David Whitehead26 Mar 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

2 words

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Greek original · Adler’s text

Τὴν τρύγα συνεκπιεῖν.

Betacode

*th\n tru/ga sunekpiei=n.

Notes

From sigma 1483, says Adler; probably so, though a different infinitive is preserved there.

Linked from1 entry

σ1483Συνεκπομπεύειν ἐστὶ καὶ τὴν τρύγα σοιyou should drink the dregs too[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to someone who began a task but then belittled it. Often they used to call the new wine, too, 'dregs', but nowadays the sediment.

Neighbouring entries

τ525Τὴν ταχίστηνas quickly as possible τ526Τὴν τράπεζαν οἴσομαιI will carry the table for myself τ527Τὴν τρύγα συνεκπιεῖνto drink off the dregs together τ528Τὴν χεῖρα προσφέροντα τὸν θεὸν καλεῖνto call on the god while applying one's hand τ529Τηξιμελεῖlimb-wasting

Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Aug 2011

14 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
30 Mar 2010expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
26 Mar 2010set status — Catharine Roth
26 Mar 2010Translated — David Whitehead