Ἀσκὸν τίλλειν

to pluck a wineskin

Translated by Jennifer Benedict20 Mar 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

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The proverb is said by the Attic [writers] about things which are endless and nonexistent.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀσκὸν τίλλειν· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀνηνύτων καὶ μὴ ὄντων λέγεται ἡ παροιμία ὑπὸ τῶν Ἀττικῶν.

Betacode

*)asko\n ti/llein: e)pi\ tw=n a)nhnu/twn kai\ mh\ o)/ntwn le/getai h( paroimi/a u(po\ tw=n *)attikw=n.

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