Ἴδ' ἀφύη πῦρ

the sprat saw the fire

Translated by David Whitehead19 Apr 2006Vetting: high4 revisions

10 words

A proverb relating to speed. No sooner said than done.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἴδ' ἀφύη πῦρ· παροιμία ἐπὶ τάχους. ἅμ' ἔπος, ἅμ' ἔργον.

Betacode

*)/id' a)fu/h pu=r: paroimi/a e)pi\ ta/xous. a(/m' e)/pos, a(/m' e)/rgon.

cf. Zenobius 4.25, Apostolius 4.57, and other paroemiographers. Already at alpha 1462.
For sprats/anchovies (and already this proverb) see alpha 4660.