Θυμβρεπιδείπνου γαστρός
savory-dining stomach
Translated by David Whitehead25 Feb 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Of] one capable of dining on savory. It is a kind of plant.1 From which it is clear that [a stomach] consuming only vegetables [is] poor. But 'savory-eating' [means] rural and independent; inasmuch as those who spend their time in the countryside [are] rather frugal and rather decent. Savory occurs in the countryside. This is a plant wild and harsh. So 'savoury-eating' means bitter and sharp against one's enemies. But others [say it means] sharp and cheerful. And some say it is like thyme.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Θυμβρεπιδείπνου γαστρός· τὰς θύμβρας δυναμένης δειπνεῖν. ἔστι δὲ βοτάνης εἶδος. ἀφ' οὗ δηλοῖ, ὅτι λάχανα μόνα τρωγούσης εὐτελῆ. Θυμβροφάγον δὲ ἤτοι ἀγροικικὸν καὶ ἐλευθέριον· παρ' ὅσον οἱ ἐν ἀγρῷ διατρίβοντες ἀφελέστεροι καὶ ἐπιεικέστεροι. τὸ δὲ θύμβρον ἐν ἀγρῷ γίνεται. ἔστι δὲ τοῦτο ἄγριον φυτὸν καὶ δριμύ. θυμβροφάγον οὖν ἀντὶ τοῦ πικρὸν καὶ δριμὺν κατὰ τῶν ἐχθρῶν. οἱ δὲ ἀντὶ τοῦ δριμὺ καὶ ἱλαρόν. τινὲς δέ φασι τῷ θύμῳ εἶναι παραπλήσιον.
Betacode
*qumbrepidei/pnou gastro/s: ta\s qu/mbras duname/nhs deipnei=n. e)/sti de\ bota/nhs ei)=dos. a)f' ou(= dhloi=, o(/ti la/xana mo/na trwgou/shs eu)telh=. *qumbrofa/gon de\ h)/toi a)groikiko\n kai\ e)leuqe/rion: par' o(/son oi( e)n a)grw=| diatri/bontes a)fele/steroi kai\ e)pieike/steroi. to\ de\ qu/mbron e)n a)grw=| gi/netai. e)/sti de\ tou=to a)/grion futo\n kai\ drimu/. qumbrofa/gon ou)=n a)nti\ tou= pikro\n kai\ drimu\n kata\ tw=n e)xqrw=n. oi( de\ a)nti\ tou= drimu\ kai\ i(laro/n. tine\s de/ fasi tw=| qu/mw| ei)=nai paraplh/sion.
Notes (1)
- The headword phrase (genitive case) comes from Aristophanes, Clouds 421 (web address 1), and the comment from the scholia there. This leads on to material drawn from the scholia to Acharnians 254, where 'savory-eating' occurs (web address 2).
- 1Satureia Thymbra. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 7 Jan 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- typo — David Whitehead
- added links, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead