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Headword: Χερνίβα
Adler number: chi,209
Translated headword: hand-bath
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Water. Aristophanes says [this]. "bring the basket and the hand-bath."[1]
Greek Original:
Χερνίβα: τὸ ὕδωρ. φησὶν Ἀριστοφάνης: τὸ κανοῦν αἴρεσθε καὶ τὴν χερνίβα.
Notes:
Accusative case of this noun; again chi 210; and cf. chi 211, chi 212.
[1] Aristophanes, Birds 850 (web address 1 below). See also the scholia to this line, the entry in Hesychius, and the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 1.136 (where the headword appears: web address 2 below). The word is frequently used in Homer and forms part of a formulaic "washing up for dinner" sequence, especially in the Odyssey.
Associated internet addresses:
Web address 1
Web address 2
Keywords: comedy; daily life; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 19 March 2008@15:45:18.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks) on 20 March 2008@09:49:58.


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