sambucistria

From LSJ
Revision as of 09:05, 13 August 2017 by Spiros (talk | contribs) (6_14)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

εἰ γάρ κεν καὶ σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖο καὶ θαμὰ τοῦτ᾽ ἔρδοις, τάχα κεν μέγα καὶ τὸ γένοιτο → for if you add only a little to a little and do this often, soon that little will become great (Hesiod W&D, 361-362)

Source

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sambūcistrĭa: (sambȳc-), ae, f., = σαμβυκίστρια>,
I a woman that plays on the sambuca (with psaltria), Liv. 39, 6; Arn. 2, n. 42; cf. Fest. pp. 324 and 325 Müll., and v. sambucina.