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Headword: *ai)ti/zwn
Adler number: alphaiota,369
Translated headword: begging
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[A term used] poetically. "Begging morsels, not swords, nor bowls."[1]
Greek Original:
*ai)ti/zwn: poihtikw=s. ai)ti/zwn a)ko/lous, ou)k a)/oras, ou)de\ le/bhtas.
Notes:
Likewise in ps.-Zonaras; comparably, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword participle is extracted from the quotation given.
[1] Homer, Odyssey 17.222; already at alpha 917.
Keywords: daily life; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; food; military affairs; poetry
Translated by: William Hutton on 11 February 2003@19:36:47.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note) on 12 February 2003@06:32:58.
David Whitehead (augmented notes; another keyword; cosmetics) on 17 May 2012@08:09:16.
David Whitehead (expanded primary note; more keywords) on 1 December 2015@06:19:20.

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