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Headword: Ξανθίζετε
Adler number: xi,4
Translated headword: brown, make xanthos
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
e.g. tinge with honey, or darken by roasting. For the proper roasting of meats is so that they are brown.
Greek Original:
Ξανθίζετε: οἷον τῷ μέλιτι χρωί̈ζετε, ἢ πυρρὰ τῇ ὀπτήσει ποιεῖτε. ἡ γὰρ καλῶς ἔχουσα ὄπτησις τῶν κρεῶν ἐστιν, ἵνα πυρρὰ ᾖ.
Note:
From the scholia to Aristophanes, Acharnians 1047, where this plural imperative occurs: "roast this and xanthizete it nicely" (web address 1); LSJ entry at web address 2. For xanthos see under xi 3.
Associated internet addresses:
Web address 1
Web address 2
Keywords: comedy; daily life; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; food
Translated by: James L. P. Butrica † on 25 February 2000@13:11:40.
Vetted by:
Shannon N. Byrne on 20 May 2000@17:54:26.
David Whitehead (augmented note; added keyword; cosmetics) on 23 May 2001@08:59:47.
Catharine Roth (added links) on 5 July 2001@17:21:49.
David Whitehead (more keywords;, cosmetics) on 22 February 2007@06:25:25.
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