Ὑποπίνειν

to get tipsy

Translated by Ioannis Doukas22 Jun 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 10 words

Translation

Meaning to get intoxicated.1 So Nicophon [sc. uses the word].2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑποπίνειν· ἀντὶ τοῦ μεθύσκεσθαι. οὕτως Νικοφῶν.

Betacode
*(upopi/nein: a)nti\ tou= mequ/skesqai. ou(/tws *nikofw=n. 

Notes (2)

  1. Present infinitive of the verb u(popi/nw, which also means “to drink moderately” or “slowly”. Identically glossed in Photius. See also under beta 574 and chi 362 (at the end of the entry).
  2. 1Present middle/passive infinitive of the verb mequ/skw, which is causal for mequ/w. ↩
  3. 2Nicophon fr. 11 Kock (19 K.-A.); Anonymus Antiatticista s.v. identifies the comedy’s title as Pandora (cf. kappa 2546). ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 17 Jun 2019
  1. coding — Catharine Roth
  2. coding — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. x-ref; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Ioannis Doukas

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