Αἱ λαχάνων προσθῆκαι
the additions of herbs
Translated by William Hutton5 Nov 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to things that do not produce a single benefit.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αἱ λαχάνων προσθῆκαι· ἐπὶ τῶν μὴ μίαν ὄνησιν ἐμποιούντων.
Betacode
*ai( laxa/nwn prosqh=kai: e)pi\ tw=n mh\ mi/an o)/nhsin e)mpoiou/ntwn.
Notes
- Similarly in several of the paroemiographers, e.g. Diogenianus 2.52, where the analogous 'Daedalus' wings' (delta 109) is adduced.