Ἁλιεύς ἁλιέως
fisherman [and] fisherman's; seaman [and] seaman's
Translated by Jennifer Benedict19 May 2000Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
and [sc. also attested is the plural] a(liei=s , in reference also to rivers.
"Seamen mustered out of the surrounding cities set out on the day appointed for the launch." Arrian says [this].1
And [there is] a proverb: "I, a smitten fisherman, will keep my senses." A fisherman was handling the fishes he had caught, and when he was struck by them he said "I will keep my senses." It is similar to "Even an idiot knew when it had been done".2
"Seamen mustered out of the surrounding cities set out on the day appointed for the launch." Arrian says [this].1
And [there is] a proverb: "I, a smitten fisherman, will keep my senses." A fisherman was handling the fishes he had caught, and when he was struck by them he said "I will keep my senses." It is similar to "Even an idiot knew when it had been done".2