Βολίτου δίκην

case of a cow-pat

Translated by David Whitehead · 20 Oct 2000 · Vetting: high · 8 revisions

Translation

[sc. A proverbial phrase directed] toward those undertaking lawsuits over trivia. For the law of Solon punishes even those filching a cow-pat.¹

Βολίτου δίκην· πρὸς τοὺς ἐπὶ μικροῖς δίκας ὑπέχοντας. ὁ γὰρ Σόλωνος νόμος καὶ τοὺς βόλιτον ὑφελομένους κολάζει.

Betacode

*boli/tou di/khn: pro\s tou\s e)pi\ mikroi=s di/kas u(pe/xontas. o( ga\r *so/lwnos no/mos kai\ tou\s bo/liton u(felome/nous kola/zei.

From the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 658 (web address 1), where the the phrase "I was overcome by the cow-pats" (cf. beta 366) occurs.
See also Appendix Proverbiorum 1.58.
1This explanation is noteworthy in pointing to the severity of Solon's, rather than Draco's, laws; contrast e.g. Plutarch, Solon 17.

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case of a cow-pat

Translated by David Whitehead · 20 Oct 2000 · Vetting: high · 8 revisions

[sc. A proverbial phrase directed] toward those undertaking lawsuits over trivia. For the law of Solon punishes even those filching a cow-pat.¹

Betacode

*boli/tou di/khn: pro\s tou\s e)pi\ mikroi=s di/kas u(pe/xontas. o( ga\r *so/lwnos no/mos kai\ tou\s bo/liton u(felome/nous kola/zei.

From the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 658 (web address 1), where the the phrase "I was overcome by the cow-pats" (cf. beta 366) occurs.
See also Appendix Proverbiorum 1.58.
1This explanation is noteworthy in pointing to the severity of Solon's, rather than Draco's, laws; contrast e.g. Plutarch, Solon 17.

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Revisions (8)