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Headword:
*prwktothrei=n
Adler number: pi,2952
Translated headword: to arse-inspect, to ass-inspect
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] to inspect the arses of those engaged in debauchery. It was forbidden for such people[1] to address the populace.
Greek Original:*prwktothrei=n: tou\s prwktou\s tw=n porneuo/ntwn threi=n. a)pei/rhto de\ toi=s toiou/tois dhmhgorei=n.
Notes:
Derived from commentary to
Aristophanes,
Knights 878 (and 880), where the headword (present active infinitive of a hypothetical
prwktothre/w) occurs; cf. the
scholia there.
[1] That is, those found to have been engaged in anal intercourse.
Translated by: William Hutton on 7 October 2013@11:22:38.
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