Βοῦς Κύπριος
Cypriot ox
Translated by David Whitehead9 Aug 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to the coarse and unperceptive man. For they say that Cypriot oxen eat dung.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βοῦς Κύπριος· ἐπὶ τοῦ χυδαίου καὶ ἀναισθήτου. φασὶ γὰρ τοὺς Κυπρίους βόας κοπροφαγεῖν.
Betacode
*bou=s *ku/prios: e)pi\ tou= xudai/ou kai\ a)naisqh/tou. fasi\ ga\r tou\s *kupri/ous bo/as koprofagei=n.