Ξιφίζειν
to dance the sword-dance
Translated by James L. P. Butrica ✝17 Feb 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ξιφίζειν· τὸ χειροτονεῖν, παραπλήσιον ξίφει τὸ τῆς χειρὸς σχῆμα ποιοῦντα. λύσις ὀνείρου· ξίφος κατασχὼν ὅπλον εὑρεῖν προσδόκα.
Betacode
*cifi/zein: to\ xeirotonei=n, paraplh/sion ci/fei to\ th=s xeiro\s sxh=ma poiou=nta. lu/sis o)nei/rou: ci/fos katasxw\n o(/plon eu(rei=n prosdo/ka.
Notes (2)
- 1Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius xi33 Theodoridis (supplementary lemma to xiphismos). The verb is used by the comic poet Cratinus (fr. 219 Kock, now 234 Kassel-Austin); cf. generally xi 74. ↩
- 2From the dream-interpretations, in verse, attributed to Astrampsychus (alpha 4251). ↩
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Revision history7 revisions · last 13 Dec 2020
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- expanded notes; tweaking — David Whitehead
- tweaked tr; another keyword; raised status — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- supplied headword; added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — James L. P. Butrica ✝