Economics 10.13

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
362-354
Reference
Economics 10.13
Quotation
αἱ δ᾽ ἀεὶ καθήμεναι σεμνῶς πρὸς τὰς κεκοσμημένας καὶ ἐξαπατώσας κρίνεσθαι παρέχουσιν ἑαυτάς. καὶ νῦν, ἔφη, ὦ Σώκρατες, οὕτως εὖ ἴσθι ἡ γυνή μου κατεσκευασμένη βιοτεύει ὥσπερ ἐγὼ ἐδίδασκον αὐτὴν καὶ ὥσπερ νῦν σοι λέγω.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Women of low repute
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Cosmetics
Visual Work: Jewellery
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests: gaudy cosmetics and jewellery
Item Identifier
A02231
Determination
Interpreted from context