Ὑπολίσποις

[on] worn-smooth [ones]

Translated by Ioannis Doukas22 Jun 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

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[Meaning on] chafed [ones]. "[On] worn-smooth bottoms." Such [are] the bottoms of sailors, because of the constant sitting and rowing.¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπολίσποις· ἐστενωμένοις. ὑπολίσποις πυγιδίοισι. τοιαῦται δὲ αἱ πυγαὶ τῶν ναυτῶν, διὰ τὴν συνεχῆ ἕδραν καὶ εἰρεσίαν.

Betacode

*(upoli/spois: e)stenwme/nois. u(poli/spois pugidi/oisi. toiau=tai de\ ai( pugai\ tw=n nautw=n, dia\ th\n sunexh= e(/dran kai\ ei)resi/an.

Notes (1)

The headword participle, extracted from the quotatiom, is dative plural.
cf. Phrynichus, Praeparatio sophistica s.v. u(po/lispos pugh/n.
1Aristophanes, Knights 1368 (web address 1), with scholion. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

υ537Ὑπόληψιςsupposition, assumption, plan υ538ὙπολισθαίνωI cause to slip up υ539Ὑπολίσποις[on] worn-smooth [ones]υ540Ὑπόλογονaccountable υ541Ὑπὸ μάληςunder arm

Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Dec 2022

14 Dec 2022coding — Catharine Roth
28 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
10 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
24 Jun 2008augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 Jun 2008Translated — Ioannis Doukas