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Ἀνέμῳ διαλέγῃ · you are talking to a wind (α 2263) · Suda

Letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near α2263

α2259wind-fed
α2260wind's child
α2261you are farming winds
α2262wind-blast, wind-damage
α2263you are talking to a wind
α2264wind-swift
α2265windy, empty
α2266anemone, wind-flower
α2267Anemutas

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Ἀνέμῳ διαλέγῃ

you are talking to a wind

Translated by Jennifer Benedict17 Jun 2000Vetting: high9 revisions

daily life
ethics
geography
historiography
proverbs

1 note · 41 words

Translation

[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who are not heard.¹ [Another] proverb [is]: "directions of winds"; "for locals know best not only the directions of the winds, according to the proverb, but also the customs of the local people".²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀνέμῳ διαλέγῃ· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀνηκούστων. παροιμία· Ἀνέμων στάσεις· ἐγχώριοι γὰρ οὐ μόνον τὰς τῶν ἀνέμων στάσεις κατὰ τὴν παροιμίαν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ τῶν ἐγχωρίων ἀνθρώπων ἤθη κάλλιστα γινώσκουσι.

Betacode

*)ane/mw| diale/gh|: e)pi\ tw=n a)nhkou/stwn. paroimi/a: *)ane/mwn sta/seis: e)gxw/rioi ga\r ou) mo/non ta\s tw=n a)ne/mwn sta/seis kata\ th\n paroimi/an, a)lla\ kai\ ta\ tw=n e)gxwri/wn a)nqrw/pwn h)/qh ka/llista ginw/skousi.

Notes (1)

[1] cf. Tosi (cited under alpha 378) nos.1884 and 2042; and alphaiota 41 for the same idea with the sea.
2Polybius 9.25.3; again at epsilon 185.

Linked from2 entries

αι41Αἰγιαλῷ λαλεῖςyou are talking to a beach[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to the inaudible. Also 'you are conversing with a wind." Likewise in reference to the inaudible.
ε185Ἐγχώριονlocal[Meaning] domestic. "For locals know best not only the directions of the winds, according to the proverb, but also the customs of the local people."

Neighbouring entries

α2261Ἀνέμους γεωργεῖςyou are farming winds α2262Ἀνεμοφθορίαwind-blast, wind-damage α2263Ἀνέμῳ διαλέγῃyou are talking to a wind α2264Ἀνεμώκεοςwind-swift α2265Ἀνεμώλιοςwindy, empty

Revision history9 revisions · last 17 Aug 2012

17 Aug 2012 — David Whitehead
16 Aug 2012 — David Whitehead
4 Mar 2012more keywords; tweakks — David Whitehead
5 Aug 2002added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
7 Mar 2001added notes and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
20 Jun 2000 — William Hutton
18 Jun 2000Changed wording. — William Hutton
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17 Jun 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀνέμῳ διαλέγῃ (Adler number alpha 2263), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 17 Jun 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/2263

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, William Hutton, , licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗