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Headword: Μέτρησον
Adler number: mu,809
Translated headword: measure out
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Lend.[1] And Hesiod: 'get good measure from a neighbor, and return [it] well.'[1] And Theopompus in Hawkers: 'allot or measure out or exact a penalty.'[2]
Greek Original:
Μέτρησον: δάνεισον. καὶ Ἡσίοδος: εὖ μὲν μετρεῖσθαι παρὰ γείτονος, εὖ δ' ἀποδοῦναι. καὶ Θεόπομπος Καπήλοις: μετάδος ἢ μέτρησον ἢ τιμὴν λάβε.
Notes:
From the scholia to Aristophanes, Acharnians 1021, where the headword (an aorist imperative) occurs. For this verb see also mu 806, mu 807, mu 808.
[1] Hesiod, Works and Days 349.
[2] Theopompus fr.26 Kock.
Keywords: comedy; daily life; definition; poetry
Translated by: Bobbiejo Winfrey on 23 July 2003@08:02:38.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added notes; augmented keywords; cosmetics) on 23 July 2003@08:50:14.
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