Θίασος
thiasos, company, troop
Translated by Ryan Stone25 Feb 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] band. Also [sc. attested is the related term] qiasw/ths ["thiasos-member"].
Aristophanes [writes]: "for the company of Muses is here, making music in the master's house."1
"He had a exceedingly large company of actors and dancers about him."2
Aristophanes [writes]: "for the company of Muses is here, making music in the master's house."1
"He had a exceedingly large company of actors and dancers about him."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Θίασος· χορός. καὶ Θιασώτης. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἐπιδημεῖ γὰρ θίασος Μουσῶν ἔνδον μελάθρων τῶν δεσποσύνων μελοποιῶν. θίασόν τε μίμων καὶ κορδακιστῶν περὶ αὑτὸν μάλα πλῆθος εἶχε.
Betacode
*qi/asos: xoro/s. kai\ *qiasw/ths. *)aristofa/nhs: e)pidhmei= ga\r qi/asos *mousw=n e)/ndon mela/qrwn tw=n desposu/nwn melopoiw=n. qi/aso/n te mi/mwn kai\ kordakistw=n peri\ au(to\n ma/la plh=qos ei)=xe.
Notes (2)
- See also theta 379, theta 380, theta 381.
- 1Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 40-42; cf. epsilon 3792. ↩
- 2Aelian fr. 271 Domingo-Forasté (273 Hercher). ↩
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- θ379Θίασοςthiasos, chorus, troop[Meaning] a sacred band/chorus. Also [sc. attested is] qiasw/ths, [meaning] a chorus-member. [sc. These terms come] from the [verb] qei=n, which is [to say] qu/ein ["to sacrifice"]. The chorus [is so-called] from coming…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Jan 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- updated reference in note 2 — Catharine Roth
- x-refs; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ryan Stone