Αἰθέρα νήνεμον ἐρέσσεις
you are rowing the windless aether
Translated by William Hutton30 Oct 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who labor in vain.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αἰθέρα νήνεμον ἐρέσσεις· ἐπὶ τῶν μάτην πονούντων.
Betacode
*ai)qe/ra nh/nemon e)re/sseis: e)pi\ tw=n ma/thn ponou/ntwn.
Notes
- Zenobius 1.39.
For this type of proverb cf. (e.g.) alpha 1399, alpha 1400, alpha 2261, gamma 508, alphaiota 125, epsilon 384, epsilon 591, epsilon 3207, epsilon 3238, epsiloniota 326, epsiloniota 327, kappa 129, pi 2044, pi 2745, tau 769, phi 39.
For the adjectivenh/nemos , see nu 319.