Χάραξ τὴν ἄμπελον
a stake (deceived) the vine
Translated by David Whitehead25 Nov 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase used] when something being preserved is harmed by the thing preserving it.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χάραξ τὴν ἄμπελον· ὅταν ὑπὸ τοῦ σῴζοντος τὸ σῳζόμενον πάθῃ.
Betacode
*xa/rac th\n a)/mpelon: o(/tan u(po\ tou= sw/|zontos to\ sw|zo/menon pa/qh|.
Notes
- Zenobius 6.40. From the scholia to Aristophanes, Wasps 1291 (web address 1), where the point is explicit: "the stake deceived the vine" (of the retaliation of Aristophanes himself against Kleon).
cf. eta 672, epsilon 1740; and see also chi 96, end, and cf. generally chi 98.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- χ92Χάρακαpalisade, palisaded camp[Meaning a] vallum, enclosure.
- χ93Χαράκωμαstockade[Meaning] the [construction] which some used to build round a camp, for safety. So Demosthenes [sc. uses the word]. And Menander [says] "for many left the palisade and were sacking the villages".
- χ96Χάραξpalisade; stakeIn the masculine [it means] an army camp. "The Greeks consider this to be the best stake, one which has the most and the largest projections around its base; whereas amongst Romans stakes have two or three 'wings'."…
- χ98Χάραξινwith stakes[Meaning] with sharp timbers, or reeds, or thorny plants.
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