Τίς τῇδε
who here?
Translated by David Whitehead26 Mar 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Those pouring libations used to say 'who [is] here?', meaning who is present? Then those present, speaking auspiciously, would say 'many and good men'. The libation-pourers used to do this in order that those aware that they had done something untoward could withdraw from the libations.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τίς τῇδε· οἱ σπένδοντες ἔλεγον τίς τῇδε; ἀντὶ τοῦ τίς πάρεστιν; εἶτα οἱ παρόντες εὐφημιζόμενοι ἔλεγον· πολλοὶ κἀγαθοί. τοῦτο δὲ ἐποίουν οἱ σπένδοντες, ἵνα οἱ συνειδότες τι ἑαυτοῖς ἄτοπον, ἐκχωροῖεν τῶν σπονδῶν.
Betacode
*ti/s th=|de: oi( spe/ndontes e)/legon ti/s th=|de; a)nti\ tou= ti/s pa/restin; ei)=ta oi( paro/ntes eu)fhmizo/menoi e)/legon: polloi\ ka)gaqoi/. tou=to de\ e)poi/oun oi( spe/ndontes, i(/na oi( suneido/tes ti e(autoi=s a)/topon, e)kxwroi=en tw=n spondw=n.
Notes
- From the scholia to Aristophanes, Peace 968 (web address 1), where the headword phrase occurs.
cf. generally sigma 919, sigma 920.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 31 Aug 2022
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-refs — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead