Κόραξ ὑδρεύει

a crow is drawing water

Translated by David Whitehead3 Nov 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

9 words

[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to unpleasant eventualities.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κόραξ ὑδρεύει· ἐπὶ τῶν δυσχερῶς τινων τυγχανόντων.

Betacode

*ko/rac u(dreu/ei: e)pi\ tw=n dusxerw=s tinwn tugxano/ntwn.

Notes

cf. Hesychius kappa3585; Zenobius 4.56 and other paroemiographers.

Linked from1 entry

κ2068Κοράττεινto act the crow, to act like a crow[Meaning] to stay too long, and to persist. [The term comes] from crows flying around the doors and not going away.

Neighbouring entries

κ2065Κορακῖνοςravenfish, crowfish κ2066Κόραξcrow, raven κ2067Κόραξ ὑδρεύειa crow is drawing water κ2068Κοράττεινto act the crow, to act like a crow κ2069ΚορβανᾶςKorbanas

Revision history3 revisions · last 11 Mar 2013

11 Mar 2013Revised — David Whitehead
9 Jul 2004Revised — David Whitehead
5 Nov 2003set status — Catharine Roth
3 Nov 2003Translated — David Whitehead