Ἀνὴρ δὲ φεύγων οὐ νένει λύρας κτύπον
a fleeing man does not await a lyre's sound
Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 28 May 2001 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions
Translation
A proverb in reference to those having to do everything hastily and quickly.
Greek original
Ἀνὴρ δὲ φεύγων οὐ νένει λύρας κτύπον· παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν ὀξέως καὶ ταχέως ὀφειλόντων ἕκαστα πράττειν.
Betacode
*)anh\r de\ feu/gwn ou) ne/nei lu/ras ktu/pon: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n o)ce/ws kai\ taxe/ws o)feilo/ntwn e(/kasta pra/ttein.
Notes
- A line of iambic verse attributed to Aristophanes (fr. 11 Demianczuk, now 221 K.-A.) in Photius s.v. Also in Zenobius (1.86).
Neighbours in Adler order
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