Κόντῳ πλεῖν
to sail with a punting-pole
Translated by David Whitehead28 Oct 2005Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A proverb; i.e. to live appropriately.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κόντῳ πλεῖν· παροιμία· οἷον προσηκόντως ζῆν.
Betacode
*ko/ntw| plei=n: paroimi/a: oi(=on proshko/ntws zh=n.
Notes
- cf. Hesychius kappa3543; Appendix Proverbiorum 3.48.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 2 May 2016
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead