Αἰγὸς τρόπον
goat-fashion, like a goat
Translated by Catharine Roth6 Oct 2002Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who bring an evil on themselves. From a Corinthian proverb, "The nanny-goat giving the knife."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αἰγὸς τρόπον· ἐπὶ τῶν ἑαυτοῖς ἐπιφερόντων κακόν. ἀπὸ Κορινθιακῆς παροιμίας, ἡ αἲξ δοῦσα τὴν μάχαιραν.
Betacode
*ai)go\s tro/pon: e)pi\ tw=n e(autoi=s e)pifero/ntwn kako/n. a)po\ *korinqiakh=s paroimi/as, h( ai)\c dou=sa th\n ma/xairan.