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Headword: *noumhni/a
Adler number: nu,516
Translated headword: new-moon
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
The beginning of the month. At the new-moons the slaves used to be sold and the generals voted into office at Athens. And Aristophanes [writes]: "at the previous new-moon".[1] "[...] for you and me to anoint ourselves from them at the new-moons". Because of these being the days of honour.[2]
Greek Original:
*noumhni/a: h( tou= mhno\s a)rxh/. e)n tai=s noumhni/ais de\ oi( dou=loi e)pwlou=nto kai\ oi( strathgoi\ e)xeirotonou=nto para\ *)aqhnai/ois. kai\ *)aristofa/nhs: th=| prote/ra| noumhni/a|. a)lei/fesqai/ s' a)p' au)tw=n ka)me\ tai=s noumhni/ais. dia\ to\ tau/tas ei)=nai timi/as tw=n h(merw=n.
Notes:
See also theta 262, nu 489, pi 996, pi 1397.
[1] Aristophanes, Knights 43 (web address 1), with scholion.
[2] Aristophanes, Acharnians 999 (web address 2), with scholion; cf. alpha 1166.
Associated internet addresses:
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Web address 2
Keywords: chronology; comedy; constitution; daily life; definition; economics; military affairs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 5 September 2008@04:30:25.
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