Ἄμμον μετρεῖν
to measure sand
Translated by Oliver Phillips ✝20 Mar 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to things that are impossible and endless.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄμμον μετρεῖν· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀδυνάτων καὶ ἀνηνύτων.
Betacode
*)/ammon metrei=n: e)pi\ tw=n a)duna/twn kai\ a)nhnu/twn.
Notes
- Zenobius 1.80, etc.