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Headword:
Ξουθῆς
Adler number: xi,80
Translated headword: vibrant
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Aristophanes [writes]: "through my vibrant jaw I reveal to
Pan the holy melodies of songs."[1]
Greek Original:Ξουθῆς: Ἀριστοφάνης: δι' ἐμῆς γένυος ξουθῆς μελέων Πανὶ νόμους ἱεροὺς ἀναφαίνω.
Note:
[1]
Aristophanes,
Birds 744-745 (web address 1). On this "problematical adj., of unknown etymology and uncertain meaning" see N.Dunbar,
Aristophanes Birds, edited with introduction and commentary (Oxford 1995) p.206 (on line 214, where it also occurs). It appears to imply sound and/or rapid movement. See also
xi 79 &
xi 81.
M.S.Silk, Classical Quarterly 33 (1983) pp.303-330, at 317-19 (on xouthos as an "iconym", i.e. a word which had lost its precise denotation(s) and preserved only associations)
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: comedy; dialects, grammar, and etymology; meter and music; religion
Translated by: James L. P. Butrica † on 18 February 2000@08:24:02.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (added headword and keywords; augmented notes and bibliography) on 21 September 2000@07:02:26.
Catharine Roth (cosmetics, link) on 3 June 2002@17:34:25.
David Whitehead (modified keywords; cosmetics; raised status) on 13 December 2007@10:00:30.
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