Ἀγελαῖοι ἰχθύες

fish in schools

Translated by Gregory Hays4 Jun 1999Vetting: high6 revisions

7 words

[Meaning] those which are paltry and small.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀγελαῖοι ἰχθύες· οἱ εὐτελεῖς καὶ μικροί.

Betacode

*)agelai=oi i)xqu/es: oi( eu)telei=s kai\ mikroi/.

See note 4 to alpha 187. The gloss here (for which cf. Hesychius alpha423) appears to be a misinterpretation of the Herodotean phrase.