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Headword:
Ἐγκέχοδα
Adler number: epsilon,93
Translated headword: I have shat in [my clothes]
Vetting Status: low
Translation: I soiled myself because of some fear, I shat.
Aristophanes in
Frogs: "Summon the god for help!"
Ἐγκέχοδα: ἀπεπάτησα διὰ φόβον τινά, ἔχεσον. Ἀριστοφάνης Βατράχοις. κάλει θεὸν εἰς βοήθειαν.
Note:
Aristophanes,
Frogs 479 (web address 1), with comment from some of the
scholia there. Other
scholia there add that
Aristophanes is punning on the language of religious ritual, by substituting the headword for
ἐγκέχυται ("[the libation] has been poured out").
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: comedy; daily life; definition; religion
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 4 July 2003@14:57:49.
Vetted by: David Whitehead (modified headword and translation; augmented note; added keyword) on 6 July 2003@06:37:28.
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