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Headword:
Huperepuppazonto
me
Adler number: upsilon,266
Translated headword: they were loading me with praises
Vetting Status: high
Translation: They were amazed by me exceedingly. They were astounded at me and they excessively wondered at my ambition. He is ridiculing them as admirers of unimportant things and quickly deceived with little gain. They[1] used to cry out "bravo! [pu/ppac]," which we call chirping [poppu/zein].
Greek Original:Huperepuppazonto me: hupereplêssonto me. kateplêssonto me kai tên philotimian huperethaumazon tên emên. diasurei de autous hôs mikrothaumastous kai tacheôs apatômenous oligôi lêmmati. puppax epephônoun, ho hêmeis poppuzein legomen.
Notes:
Aristophanes,
Knights 680 (web address 1), with scholion; cf.
Phrynichus,
Praeparatio sophistica s.v.
u(perpuppa/zein.
[1] The ancients in general, not the specific 'they' of the preceding sentence.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: comedy; daily life; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; ethics; politics
Translated by: Ioannis Doukas on 3 February 2010@09:07:56.
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