Λύχνον ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ ἅπτεις
you are lighting a lamp at noon
Translated by Catharine Roth25 Nov 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those doing something at an inappropriate time.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λύχνον ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ ἅπτεις· ἐπὶ τῶν ἐν καιρῷ ἀνεπιτηδείῳ τι ποιούντων.
Betacode
*lu/xnon e)n meshmbri/a| a(/pteis: e)pi\ tw=n e)n kairw=| a)nepithdei/w| ti poiou/ntwn.
Notes
- Likewise in Photius lambda491 Theodoridis (from Pausanias the Atticist), and taken up by the paroemiographers, e.g. Apostolius 10.95; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1929.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 24 Apr 2013
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth