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Βῶλος ἄρουρα · clod [to] a tilled field (β 483) · Suda

Letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near β483

β479of fodder-rich
β480Bolis
β481Bôlos, Bolus
β482Bôlos, Bolus
β483clod [to] a tilled field
β484ribald jests
β485scoundrel
β486altar-ambusher
β487with the low buffoonery and rascally tricks of the altar-ambushers.

Suda/Β beta/β483

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Βῶλος ἄρουρα

clod [to] a tilled field

Translated by Jennifer Benedict7 Jun 2002Vetting: high6 revisions

agriculture
daily life
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
ethics
proverbs

1 note · 28 words

Translation

[sc. A proverbial phrase] applied to those eagerly contributing little things to big ones. Similar to "water out of a gulley to the sea."¹
But bo/los [is] dew.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βῶλος ἄρουρα· ἐπὶ τῶν τοῖς μεγάλοις τὰ μικρὰ προσφιλοτιμουμένων. ὁμοίως τῷ, θαλάττῃ ἐκ χαράδρας ὕδωρ. Βόλος δὲ ἡ δρόσος.

Betacode

*bw=los a)/roura: e)pi\ tw=n toi=s mega/lois ta\ mikra\ prosfilotimoume/nwn. o(moi/ws tw=|, qala/tth| e)k xara/dras u(/dwr. *bo/los de\ h( dro/sos.

Notes (1)

[1] Again at theta 9; cf. Zenobius 2.74.
2Already at beta 368.

Linked from1 entry

β368Βόλοςcondensation[Meaning] dew.

Neighbouring entries

β481ΒῶλοςBôlos, Bolus β482ΒῶλοςBôlos, Bolus β483Βῶλος ἄρουραclod [to] a tilled field β484Βωμακεύματαribald jests β485Βώμαξscoundrel

Revision history6 revisions · last 3 Jun 2012

3 Jun 2012more keywords — David Whitehead
13 Jun 2011more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
13 Jun 2002added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
9 Jun 2002added notes and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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7 Jun 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Βῶλος ἄρουρα (Adler number beta 483), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 7 Jun 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/beta/483

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, , licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗