Τοῦ σελίνου δεῖται

is in need of the celery

Translated by David Whitehead31 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 23 words
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those seriously ill.1 For it is our habit to crown [grave-]monuments with celery, as Plutarch says.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τοῦ σελίνου δεῖται· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀσφαλῶς νοσούντων. καὶ γὰρ εἰώθαμεν τὰ μνήματα στεφανοῦν σελίνοις, ὥς φησι Πλούταρχος.

Betacode
*tou= seli/nou dei=tai: e)pi\ tw=n a)sfalw=s nosou/ntwn. kai\ ga\r ei)w/qamen ta\ mnh/mata stefanou=n seli/nois, w(/s fhsi *plou/tarxos.

Notes (2)

  1. cf. sigma 211.
  2. 1The transmitted text has "safely" ill, which is nonsense; Kuster emended from a)sfalw=s to e)pisfalw=s, as in other versions of this proverb. ↩
  3. 2Plutarch, Moralia 676D, and Life of Timoleon 26 (where some translators wrongly render this plant as parsley). ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Jan 2014
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaks — David Whitehead
  3. modified headword and translation; augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
  4. set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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