Κύων παρ' ἐντέροις
a dog among the entrails
Translated by David Whitehead25 Oct 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A proverb in reference to those unable to take advantage of what is available; or in reference to utterly useless and unprofitable things; for to a dog [entrails] are hard to eat and hard to swallow.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κύων παρ' ἐντέροις· παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν μὴ δυναμένων ἀπολαύειν τῶν παρακειμένων· ἢ ἐπὶ τῶν ἀχρήστων σφόδρα καὶ ἀνωφελῶν· δύσβρωτα γὰρ τῷ κυνὶ καὶ δυσκατάποτα.
Betacode
*ku/wn par' e)nte/rois: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n mh\ duname/nwn a)polau/ein tw=n parakeime/nwn: h)\ e)pi\ tw=n a)xrh/stwn sfo/dra kai\ a)nwfelw=n: du/sbrwta ga\r tw=| kuni\ kai\ duskata/pota.
Notes
- Hesychius kappa4765; Photius, Lexicon kappa1283 Theodoridis; cf. Diogenianus 5.67a, etc.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 2 May 2016
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead