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Headword: Λακωνικός
Adler number: lambda,67
Translated headword: Laconic
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
The hard man, the brave man.
For such [are] the Laconians. Also an adverb.[1]
Also ‘breathing Laconic’, in place of ‘strong’; or adopting the Laconians’ way of thinking.[2]
Greek Original:
Λακωνικός: ὁ στερρός, ὁ ἀνδρεῖος. τοιοῦτοι γὰρ οἱ Λάκωνες. καὶ ἐπίρρημα. καὶ Λακωνικὸν πνέων, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἰσχυρόν: ἢ τὰ Λακώνων φρονῶν.
Notes:
[1] As illustrated in what now follows.
[2] From the scholia to Aristophanes, Lysistrata 276, where the phrase occurs. See LSJ under πνέω , V. For the "way of thinking" idiom cf. already lambda 62.
Keywords: comedy; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology
Translated by: D. Graham J. Shipley on 14 July 2002@05:47:18.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added notes and keywords; cosmetics) on 14 July 2002@07:27:22.


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