Δεύτερος πλοῦς

second voyage

Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 Jul 2002Vetting: high6 revisions

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[This is said] when someone who has missed a favourable wind sails with oars.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δεύτερος πλοῦς· ὅτε ἀποτυχών τις οὐρίου κώπαις πλεῖ.

Betacode

*deu/teros plou=s: o(/te a)potuxw/n tis ou)ri/ou kw/pais plei=.

And in figurative equivalents of that situation. See LSJ s.v. plo/os, para.3; and cf. epsilon 1818.
Same or similar entry elsewhere; references at Photius delta224, where Theodoridis (following Nauck: see Adler's addenda) cites Menander fr. 205 Koerte, now 183 K.-A.