Θριπήδεστον

worm-eaten

Translated by David Whitehead27 Nov 2000Vetting: high6 revisions

1 note · 12 words

Hyperides said this of Greece; meaning ruined.¹ From timbers consumed by worms.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θριπήδεστον Ὑπερίδης τὴν Ἑλλάδα εἶπεν· ἀντὶ τοῦ διεφθαρμένην. ἀπὸ τῶν ὑπὸ θριπῶν κατεδηδεσμένων ξύλων.

Betacode

*qriph/deston *(uperi/dhs th\n *(ella/da ei)=pen: a)nti\ tou= diefqarme/nhn. a)po\ tw=n u(po\ qripw=n katedhdesme/nwn cu/lwn.

Notes (1)

See already theta 503. The present entry comes from Harpokration s.v.
1Hyperides fr. 82 Jensen. ↩

Linked from1 entry

θ503Θριπηδέστατονmost worm-eaten, very worm-eatenMeaning devoured or destroyed. Or timbers eaten by wood-worms, by which they are scarred. qri/pes [are] a kind of worms. For a wood-worm is a creature that devours wood and horns. Hyperides in the [speech] Against…

Neighbouring entries

θ502Θρῖονfig-leaf θ503Θριπηδέστατονmost worm-eaten, very worm-eaten θ504Θριπήδεστονworm-eaten θ505Θρίσσαthrissa θ506Θρόμβοςdrop, lump

Revision history6 revisions · last 6 Jan 2013

6 Jan 2013Revised — David Whitehead
10 Jul 2011tweaks — David Whitehead
3 Mar 2008another keyword — David Whitehead
3 Mar 2008added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
17 Aug 2003cosmetics — David Whitehead
16 Aug 2003augmented note — Catharine Roth
27 Nov 2000Translated — David Whitehead