Θαλφθῇ
it be softened
Translated by David Whitehead28 Mar 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
It be deceived by the manoeuvring of the words, it be enticed. Aristophanes [writes]: "[the serpent is] now to overpower [the leather-eagle], unless it be softened with words."1
Also [sc. attested is] 'being softened', [meaning] being deceived.2
Also [sc. attested is] 'being softened', [meaning] being deceived.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Θαλφθῇ· ἐξαπατηθῇ τῇ τῶν λόγων περιδρομῇ, δελεασθῇ. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἤδη κρατήσειν, αἴκε μὴ θαλφθῇ λόγοις. καὶ Θαλπόμενοι, ἐξαπατώμενοι.
Betacode
*qalfqh=|: e)capathqh=| th=| tw=n lo/gwn peridromh=|, deleasqh=|. *)aristofa/nhs: h)/dh krath/sein, ai)/ke mh\ qalfqh=| lo/gois. kai\ *qalpo/menoi, e)capatw/menoi.
Notes (2)
- The headword (extracted from the quotation given) is aorist passive subjunctive, third person singular, of
qa/lpw ('warm', 'melt', 'soften': theta 27). Also glossed in the entry is the present middle/passive participle, masculine nominative plural, of the same verb. - 1From the mock-oracle in Aristophanes, Knights 210 (web address 1), with scholion. The 'leather-eagle' is Kleon (kappa 1731), here to be politically eclipsed by the seller of serpent-shaped sausages. ↩
- 2See already theta 26 (q.v.). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 29 Dec 2012
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented n.1; more keywords — David Whitehead
- augmented notes, added link, raised status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead