Ἅμαξα τὸν βοῦν ἕλκει
a wagon is dragging the ox
Translated by Jennifer Benedict9 Jun 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[no gloss]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἅμαξα τὸν βοῦν ἕλκει.
Betacode
*(/amaca to\n bou=n e(/lkei.
Notes
- Very similar entry in Photius (glossed as 'a proverb'); cf. Diogenianus 3.30. A Greek version of "putting the cart before the horse" or "the tail is wagging the dog." Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1885.