Ἐγχώριον

local

Translated by Catharine Roth6 Jun 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

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[Meaning] domestic.¹
"For locals know best not only the directions of the winds, according to the proverb, but also the customs of the local people."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐγχώριον· οἰκεῖον. ἐγχώριοι γὰρ οὐ μόνον τὰς τῶν ἀνέμων στάσεις κατὰ τὴν παροιμίαν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ τῶν ἐγχωρίων ἀνθρώπων ἤθη κάλλιστα γινώσκουσιν.

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Ἐγχώριον · local (ε 185) · Suda

*)egxw/rion: oi)kei=on. e)gxw/rioi ga\r ou) mo/non ta\s tw=n a)ne/mwn sta/seis kata\ th\n paroimi/an, a)lla\ kai\ ta\ tw=n e)gxwri/wn a)nqrw/pwn h)/qh ka/llista ginw/skousin.

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