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Headword: Ξιφίζειν
Adler number: xi,73
Translated headword: to dance the sword-dance
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
To stretch out the hand while making the appearance of the hand similar to a sword [xiphos].[1]
Solution of a dream: if you grasped a sword, expect to find a weapon [or: shield].[2]
Greek Original:
Ξιφίζειν: τὸ χειροτονεῖν, παραπλήσιον ξίφει τὸ τῆς χειρὸς σχῆμα ποιοῦντα. λύσις ὀνείρου: ξίφος κατασχὼν ὅπλον εὑρεῖν προσδόκα.
Notes:
[1] The verb is used by the comic poet Cratinus (fr.219 Kock). Cf. generally xi 74.
[2] From the dream-interpretations, in verse, of Astrampsychos (alpha 4251).
Keywords: comedy; definition; dreams; military affairs; meter and music; poetry
Translated by: James L. P. Butrica † on 17 February 2000@14:09:11.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (supplied headword; added note and keywords; cosmetics) on 6 April 2001@07:48:05.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords) on 30 September 2005@08:43:57.
David Whitehead (tweaked tr; another keyword; raised status) on 7 October 2007@07:29:46.
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