Ὑποκαθεῖναι τὰς ὀφρῦς
to lower the eyebrows
Translated by Ioannis Doukas23 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
That is, [for a man] to stop being angry and to become meeker; for to raise the eyebrows is a mark of anger.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑποκαθεῖναι τὰς ὀφρῦς· οἷον παύσασθαι χαλεπαίνοντα καὶ πραότερον γενέσθαι· τὸ γὰρ ἀνατείνειν τὰς ὀφρῦς ὀργῆς ἐστι σημεῖον.
Betacode
*(upokaqei=nai ta\s o)fru=s: oi(=on pau/sasqai xalepai/nonta kai\ prao/teron gene/sqai: to\ ga\r a)natei/nein ta\s o)fru=s o)rgh=s e)sti shmei=on.
Notes
- Comica adespota fr. 916 Kock, now 680 K.-A.
This entry must be derived from Phrynichus, Praeparatio sophistica s.v.; identically glossed in Photius' Lexicon (and the Etymologicum Magnum); cf. ps.-Zonaras s.v.u(pokaqei=nai .
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Revision history3 revisions · last 30 May 2016
- codings — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas