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Headword:
Ἐπικνῶ
Adler number: epsilon,2399
Translated headword: scrape over
Vetting Status: low
Translation: Meaning toss on.[1]
Aristophanes in
Birds [writes]: "but scrape the asafoetida over [it]."[2]
Ἐπικνῶ: ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐπίβαλε. Ἀριστοφάνης Ὄρνισιν: ἀλλ' ἐπικνῶ τὸ σίλφιον.
Notes:
[1] Present middle singular imperative of
ἐπικνάω .
[2]
Aristophanes,
Birds 1582 with scholion. For asafoetida (silphium) cf. generally
sigma 422,
sigma 423.
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Keywords: botany; comedy; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; food
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 2 November 2007@11:56:47.
Vetted by: David Whitehead (augmented and modified n.2; another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics) on 4 November 2007@04:07:45.
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