Βάτραχος ἐκ Σερίφου
a frog out of Seriphos
Translated by David Whitehead7 Aug 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those without a voice. Inasmuch as when the frogs in Seriphos were carried to Skyros they did not make a sound.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βάτραχος ἐκ Σερίφου· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀφώνων. παρόσον οἱ ἐν Σερίφῳ βάτραχοι κομισθέντες εἰς Σκῦρον οὐκ ἐφθέγγοντο.
Betacode
*ba/traxos e)k *seri/fou: e)pi\ tw=n a)fw/nwn. paro/son oi( e)n *seri/fw| ba/traxoi komisqe/ntes ei)s *sku=ron ou)k e)fqe/ggonto.