μαλθακωτέρα πέπονος σικύου → softer than a ripe melon
(see also ἀναγορεύω): announce, proclaim, proclaim as herald
edicere, to proclaim, order, 2.2.4, 4.105.2, 8.67.1. 8.2.1, [boni codd. good manuscripts ἀνατρέπειν, cf. Popp. adn. compare Poppo's note]
