Ἀνδρώνιος ὄνος
Andronian donkey
Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who have immense and sluggish bodies: or because there are big and sluggish donkeys in that place.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀνδρώνιος ὄνος· ἐπὶ τῶν παμμεγέθη καὶ νωθρὰ σώματα ἐχόντων· ἢ διὰ τὸ ἐκεῖσε παμμεγέθεις καὶ νωθροὺς ὄνους γίνεσθαι.
Betacode
*)andrw/nios o)/nos: e)pi\ tw=n pammege/qh kai\ nwqra\ sw/mata e)xo/ntwn: h)\ dia\ to\ e)kei=se pammege/qeis kai\ nwqrou\s o)/nous gi/nesqai.