βαπτός
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A dipped, dyed, D.S.5.30; bright-coloured, ὄρνις Ar.Av.287; ἱμάτια Id.Pl.530; τὰ βάπτ' ἔχοντες dyed, i.e. black, garments, Hegesipp.1.13, cf. Plu.Ages.30. 2 for dyeing, χρώματα Pl.Lg.847c. II of water, drawn by dipping vessels, E.Hipp.123 (lyr.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 431] 1) eingetaucht, gefärbt, bes. von Kleidern, bunt, Ar. Plut. 530 u. sonst; Hegesipp. Ath. VII, 290 c (v. 13), Trauerkleid; χρῶμα Plut. Ages. 30. – 2) zu schöpfen, geschöpft, Eur. Hipp. 123 πηγή.
