ἄμιθα
δὶς ἐξαμαρτεῖν ταὐτὸν οὐκ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ → a wise man should not keep making the same mistake, a wise man should not repeat the same mistake, doing twice the same mistake is not a wise man's doing, making the same mistake twice does not befit the wise, making the same mistake twice does not belong to a man who is wise, making the same mistake twice does not belong to a wise man, the wise man does not make the same mistake twice, to commit the same sin twice is not a sign of a wise man, it is unwise to err twice
English (LSJ)
kind of
A cake, perh. = ἄμης, Anacr.139, PHamb.90.18(iii A.D.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 124] eine gewürzhafte Speise, Anacr. bei Hes.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἄμιθα: εἶδος πλακοῦντος, ἴσως ταυτόσημ. τῷ ἄμης, «ἔδεσμα ποιόν, καὶ ἄρτυμα, ὡς Ἀνακρέων», Ἡσύχ.
Spanish (DGE)
-ης, ἡ
• Alolema(s): ἀμιθάς (cf. ἀμαμιθάδες) Anacr.144 (cj., cód. ἄμιθα)
sent. dud., quizá un tipo de condimento ἔδεσμα ποιόν, καὶ ἄρτυμα Hsch., Anacr.l.c.
•más prob. provisiones, PHaun.22.11 (II/III a.C.), PHamb.90.18 (III a.C.).
Greek Monolingual
ἄμιθα, τα (Α)
ίσως ταυτόσημο του ἄμης.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Η σημασιολογική συγγένεια της λ. με το ουσ. ἄμης «είδος γαλατόπιτας» οδηγεί στην υπόθεση ότι είναι πιθανή και ετυμολογική συγγένεια τών δύο λέξεων].
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.?
Meaning: ἔδεσμα ποιόν, καὶ ἄρτυμα ὡς Ἀνακρέων (467Page) H.
Other forms: P. Hamb. 90, 18 has an acc. pl. ἄμιθας. Cf. ἀμαμιθάδες· ἥδυσμά τι σκευαστὸν διὰ κρεῶν εἰς μικρὰ κεκομμένων δι' ἀρτυμάτων (Photius 86 R.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: The reduplication is typical of substr. words. The word has been connected with ἄμης, but this is quite uncertain.
