Ὑγεία
health
Translated by Ioannis Doukas29 Dec 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑγεία· οἰωνιζόμενοι εἰώθασι λέγειν πρὸς τό, τὶς ὁ ζητῶν, ὄνομα ἢ ὑγείαν ἤ τι τοιοῦτον. καὶ ὁ ἔποψ ἔφη· τίνες οἱ ζητοῦντες. οἱ δὲ ἔφασαν, οἱ δώδεκα θεοὶ εἴξασιν ἐπιτρῖψαί σε.
Betacode
*(ugei/a: oi)wnizo/menoi ei)w/qasi le/gein pro\s to/, ti\s o( zhtw=n, o)/noma h)\ u(gei/an h)/ ti toiou=ton. kai\ o( e)/poy e)/fh: ti/nes oi( zhtou=ntes. oi( de\ e)/fasan, oi( dw/deka qeoi\ ei)/casin e)pitri=yai/ se.
Notes (2)
- Aristophanes, Birds 96-97 (web address 1), with material from the scholia there.
- 1Perhaps related to the so-called
to\ oi)w/nisma to\ th=s *(ugiei/as (see Cassius Dio 37.24). ↩ - 2Pisetaerus, rather. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks, status — Catharine Roth
- typos — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas