Εἰ καὶ λύκου ἐμνήσθης

if you even mentioned a wolf

Translated by David Whitehead22 Apr 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

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This is said in reference to things one might mention which then suddenly appeared.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Εἰ καὶ λύκου ἐμνήσθης· τοῦτο λέγεται ἐπὶ τῶν ἂν μνησθῇ τίς, καὶ εὐθὺς παραγινομένων.

Betacode

*ei) kai\ lu/kou e)mnh/sqhs: tou=to le/getai e)pi\ tw=n a)\n mnhsqh=| ti/s, kai\ eu)qu\s paraginome/nwn.

Diogenianus 4.64, Apostolius 6.50, etc.; and cf. Latin lupus in fabula; English 'talk of the devil'.
Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1304.